Adobe Flash Player up to 24.0.0.221 Primetime TVSDK memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Adobe Flash Player up to 24.0.0.221. This affects an unknown function of the component Primetime TVSDK. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2017-2997. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Adobe Flash Player up to 24.0.0.221 (Multimedia Player Software). This affects an unknown code of the component Primetime TVSDK. 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 24.0.0.221 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.

The bug was discovered 03/14/2017. The weakness was released 03/14/2017 with Palo Alto Networks (Website). The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-2997 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 97727 (Adobe Flash Player <= 24.0.0.221 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB17-07)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 100307 (Microsoft Windows Update for Vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player in Internet Explorer and Edge (MS17-023)).

Upgrading 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 Tenable (97727), SecurityFocus (BID 96860†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1037994†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-97942, VDB-97943, VDB-97944 and VDB-97945. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 97727
Nessus Name: Adobe Flash Player <= 24.0.0.221 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB17-07)
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OpenVAS ID: 800035
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Flash Player Security Updates(apsb17-07)-Windows
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: helpx.adobe.com
Organization: Palo Alto Networks
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-2997 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-2997
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-97941

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SecurityFocus: 96860 - Adobe Flash Player CVE-2017-2997 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-2997 - Adobe - Flash Player - Buffer Overflow Issue
SecurityTracker: 1037994

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2017 08:03
Updated: 12/25/2024 13:07
Changes: 03/15/2017 08:03 (74), 09/06/2020 18:34 (8), 12/25/2024 13:07 (19)
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