Vulnerabilities > CVE-2017-2999 - Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player

047910
CVSS 8.8 - HIGH
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
HIGH
Integrity impact
HIGH
Availability impact
HIGH
network
low complexity
adobe
CWE-787
nessus

Summary

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.

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Nessus

  • NASL familyMacOS X Local Security Checks
    NASL idMACOSX_FLASH_PLAYER_APSB17-07.NASL
    descriptionThe version of Adobe Flash Player installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is equal or prior to version 24.0.0.221. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - A buffer overflow condition exists that allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-2997) - Multiple memory corruption issues exist that allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-2998, CVE-2017-2999) - An unspecified flaw exists in the random number generator used for constant binding that allows an attacker to disclose sensitive information. (CVE-2017-3000) - Multiple use-after-free errors exist that allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-3001, CVE-2017-3002, CVE-2017-3003)
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id97728
    published2017-03-14
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2017-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/97728
    titleAdobe Flash Player for Mac <= 24.0.0.221 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB17-07)
  • NASL familyWindows : Microsoft Bulletins
    NASL idSMB_NT_MS17-023.NASL
    descriptionThe remote Windows host is missing security update 4014329. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - A buffer overflow condition exists that allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-2997) - Multiple memory corruption issues exist that allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-2998, CVE-2017-2999) - An unspecified flaw exists in the random number generator used for constant binding that allows an attacker to disclose sensitive information. (CVE-2017-3000) - Multiple use-after-free errors exist that allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-3001, CVE-2017-3002, CVE-2017-3003)
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id97735
    published2017-03-14
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2017-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/97735
    titleMS17-023: Security Update for Adobe Flash Player (4014329)
  • NASL familyWindows
    NASL idFLASH_PLAYER_APSB17-07.NASL
    descriptionThe version of Adobe Flash Player installed on the remote Windows host is equal or prior to version 24.0.0.221. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - A buffer overflow condition exists that allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-2997) - Multiple memory corruption issues exist that allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-2998, CVE-2017-2999) - An unspecified flaw exists in the random number generator used for constant binding that allows an attacker to disclose sensitive information. (CVE-2017-3000) - Multiple use-after-free errors exist that allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-3001, CVE-2017-3002, CVE-2017-3003)
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id97727
    published2017-03-14
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2017-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/97727
    titleAdobe Flash Player <= 24.0.0.221 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB17-07)
  • NASL familyFreeBSD Local Security Checks
    NASL idFREEBSD_PKG_4FFB633C0A3B11E7A9F20011D823EEBD.NASL
    descriptionAdobe reports : - These updates resolve a buffer overflow vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2017-2997). - These updates resolve memory corruption vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2017-2998, CVE-2017-2999). - These updates resolve a random number generator vulnerability used for constant blinding that could lead to information disclosure (CVE-2017-3000). - These updates resolve use-after-free vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2017-3001, CVE-2017-3002, CVE-2017-3003).
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id97788
    published2017-03-17
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2017-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/97788
    titleFreeBSD : Flash Player -- multiple vulnerabilities (4ffb633c-0a3b-11e7-a9f2-0011d823eebd)
  • NASL familyGentoo Local Security Checks
    NASL idGENTOO_GLSA-201703-02.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201703-02 (Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities) Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Adobe Flash Player. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact : A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or bypass security restrictions. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id97814
    published2017-03-20
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2017-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/97814
    titleGLSA-201703-02 : Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities
  • NASL familyRed Hat Local Security Checks
    NASL idREDHAT-RHSA-2017-0526.NASL
    descriptionAn update for flash-plugin is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Critical. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section. The flash-plugin package contains a Mozilla Firefox compatible Adobe Flash Player web browser plug-in. This update upgrades Flash Player to version 25.0.0.127. Security Fix(es) : * This update fixes multiple vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player. These vulnerabilities, detailed in the Adobe Security Bulletin listed in the References section, could allow an attacker to create a specially crafted SWF file that would cause flash-plugin to crash, execute arbitrary code, or disclose sensitive information when the victim loaded a page containing the malicious SWF content. (CVE-2017-2997, CVE-2017-2998, CVE-2017-2999, CVE-2017-3000, CVE-2017-3001, CVE-2017-3002, CVE-2017-3003)
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id97766
    published2017-03-16
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2017-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/97766
    titleRHEL 6 : flash-plugin (RHSA-2017:0526)
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_SU-2017-0703-1.NASL
    descriptionThis update for flash-player fixes the following issues: Security update to 25.0.0.127 (bsc#1029374), fixing the following vulnerabilities advised under APSB17-07 : - CVE-2017-2997: This update resolves a buffer overflow vulnerability that could lead to code execution. - CVE-2017-2998, CVE-2017-2999: This update resolves memory corruption vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution. - CVE-2017-3000: This update resolves a random number generator vulnerability used for constant blinding that could lead to information disclosure. - CVE-2017-3001, CVE-2017-3002, CVE-2017-3003: This update resolves use-after-free vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution. - Details: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/a psb17-07.html Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id97776
    published2017-03-16
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2017-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/97776
    titleSUSE SLED12 Security Update : flash-player (SUSE-SU-2017:0703-1)

Redhat

advisories
rhsa
idRHSA-2017:0526
rpmsflash-plugin-0:25.0.0.127-1.el6_8