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CVE-2017-3081

30
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-3081 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player versions 25.0.0.171 and earlier, impacting various operating systems including Windows, macOS, and Linux. This flaw, stemming from multiple display object mask manipulations, allows for arbitrary code execution with a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), indicating a network-exploitable vulnerability with low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation in the wild (KEV list) and no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability received significant media coverage and community discussion at the time of its disclosure.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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 Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
14.42%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
96.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1442 is in the 92nd percentile among its peer group of 36,897 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 SupplementaryFixed in: flash-plugin-0:26.0.0.126-1.el6_9
View patch
adobevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-3081Critical

flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB17-17

Jun 13, 2017

References

access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2017:1439
helpx.adobe.com / security/products/flash-player/apsb17-17.html
Vendor Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201707-15
securityfocus.com / bid/99023
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1038655