Adobe Flash Player up to 24.0.0.194 memory corruption

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Adobe Flash Player up to 24.0.0.194. This impacts an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-2988. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player up to 24.0.0.194 (Multimedia Player Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.194 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability when performing garbage collection. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

The bug was discovered 02/14/2017. The weakness was presented 02/14/2017 by Natalie Silvanovich with Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs as APSB17-04 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-2988 since 12/02/2016. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 97300 (SUSE SLED12 Security Update : flash-player (SUSE-SU-2017:0523-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370308 (Adobe Flash Player Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (APSB17-04)).

Upgrading to version 24.0.0.221 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (41421), Tenable (97300), SecurityFocus (BID 96190†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1037815†). See VDB-96954, VDB-96955, VDB-96956 and VDB-96957 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 97300
Nessus Name: SUSE SLED12 Security Update : flash-player (SUSE-SU-2017:0523-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 800035
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Flash Player Security Updates( apsb17-04 )-Windows
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Flash Player 24.0.0.221

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Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB17-04
Researcher: Natalie Silvanovich
Organization: Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-2988 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-2988
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-96963

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SecurityFocus: 96190 - Adobe Flash Player APSB17-04 Multiple Unspecified Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-2988 - MS17-005 - Adobe - Flash Player - Memory Corruption Issue
SecurityTracker: 1037815

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/15/2017 11:22
Updated: 02/01/2025 15:57
Changes: 02/15/2017 11:22 (83), 08/14/2020 17:16 (11), 02/01/2025 15:57 (16)
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Cache ID: 216:719:103

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