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Actively exploited · Published Oct 21, 2017 · Assigned by adobe

CVE-2017-11292

High 8.8 Exploited

In plain English

A high-severity type confusion in Adobe Flash Player version 27.0.0.159 and earlier. Attackers are actively exploiting it in the wild (listed by CISA on March 3, 2022). The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 11.9% (higher than 96% of all known vulnerabilities). The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)11.9%top 3.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildYesCISA KEV since Mar 3, 2022
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

CISA guidance

The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

Federal agencies must remediate by Mar 24, 2022.

Official description

Adobe Flash Player version 27.0.0.159 and earlier has a flawed bytecode verification procedure, which allows for an untrusted value to be used in the calculation of an array index. This can lead to type confusion, and successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a Adobe Flash Player version 27.0.0.159 and earlier Adobe Flash Player version 27.0.0.159 and earlier

Weakness: CWE-843 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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