CVE-2017-2997

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 7.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2017-03-14 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.221 and earlier have an exploitable buffer overflow / underflow vulnerability in the Primetime TVSDK that supports customizing ad information. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Affected products

Adobe Flash Player 24.0.0.186 and earlier.: through 24.0.0.221
Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime: through 24.0.0.221

References

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0526.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96860
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037994
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb17-07.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201703-02
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0526.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96860
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037994
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb17-07.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201703-02

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