CVE-2017-2990

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 9.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2017-02-15 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-787

Description

Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.194 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability in the h264 decompression routine. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Affected products

Adobe Flash Player 24.0.0.186 and earlier.: through 24.0.0.194
Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime: through 24.0.0.194

References

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0275.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96190
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037815
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb17-04.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-20
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0275.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96190
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037815
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb17-04.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-20

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