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CVE-2017-11292: Adobe Flash Player Type Confusion Vulnerability

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: yes — in CISA KEV since 2022-03-03
• EPSS: 11.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-10-22 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-843

Description

Adobe Flash Player version 27.0.0.159 and earlier has a flawed bytecode verification procedure, which allows for an untrusted value to be used in the calculation of an array index. This can lead to type confusion, and successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Affected products

• Adobe Flash Player 24.0.0.186 and earlier.: through 27.0.0.130; through 27.0.0.159
• Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime: through 27.0.0.159
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Desktop: 6.0
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Server: 6.0
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Workstation: 6.0

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101286
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039582
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2899
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb17-32.html
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-22
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101286
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039582
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2899
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb17-32.html
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-22
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-11292

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