CVE-2017-3079 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player versions 25.0.0.171 and earlier, affecting products from Adobe, Apple, Google, Linux, and Microsoft. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over a network with no user interaction, allowing for arbitrary code execution with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or Metasploit modules are available, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating its potential for future exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 25.0.0.171CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:edge:*:* | ||
<= 25.0.0.171CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:internet_explorer:*:* | ||
<= 25.0.0.171CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:chrome:*:* | ||
<= 25.0.0.171CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.