CVE-2017-2999

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.1% 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-787

Description

Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.221 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability in the Primetime TVSDK functionality related to hosting playback surface. 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/96866
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/96866
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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