CVE-2017-3083 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability affecting Adobe Flash Player versions 25.0.0.171 and earlier, specifically within the Primetime SDK's handling of media stream profile metadata. This flaw carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability through arbitrary code execution. While there is no evidence of active exploitation (KEV) or public exploit code (Metasploit, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness and potential for future exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 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.