CVE-2017-2997

8.8

HIGH

Adobe Flash Player Primetime TVSDK Buffer Overflow

Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

March 14, 2017, 4:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 24, 2023, 2:31 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-2997 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID	Vendor	Product	Action
1	Adobe	flash_player_desktop_runtime
2	Adobe	flash_player

: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 2

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-2997.

URL	Resource
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0526.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96860	Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037994	Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb17-07.html	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201703-02	Third Party Advisory

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CVE Modified by [email protected]

May. 14, 2024

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value

Modified Analysis by [email protected]

Jan. 24, 2023

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Removed	CVSS V2 Metadata	Access Complexity Insufficient Information
Added	CVSS V2 Metadata		Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Removed	CVSS V2	NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Added	CVSS V2		NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Removed	CVSS V3	NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Added	CVSS V3.1		NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Changed	Reference Type	http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0526.html No Types Assigned	http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0526.html Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96860 No Types Assigned	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96860 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037994 No Types Assigned	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037994 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb17-07.html Vendor Advisory	https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb17-07.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201703-02 No Types Assigned	https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201703-02 Third Party Advisory
Changed	CPE Configuration	AND OR cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player::::::chrome:: versions up to (including) 24.0.0.221 OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:google:chrome_os:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows::::::::	AND OR cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player::::::chrome:: versions up to (including) 24.0.0.221 OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:google:chrome_os:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::*
Changed	CPE Configuration	AND OR cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player::::::edge:: versions up to (including) 24.0.0.221 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player::::::internet_explorer:: versions up to (including) 24.0.0.221 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1::::::::	AND OR cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player::::::edge:: versions up to (including) 24.0.0.221 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player::::::internet_explorer:: versions up to (including) 24.0.0.221 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:::::::*
Changed	CPE Configuration	AND OR cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player::::::::* versions up to (including) 24.0.0.221 OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows::::::::	AND OR cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_desktop_runtime::::::::* versions up to (including) 24.0.0.221 OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::*

CVE Modified by [email protected]

Jan. 05, 2018

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	Reference		http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0526.html [No Types Assigned]

CVE Modified by [email protected]

Jul. 17, 2017

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	Reference		http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037994 [No Types Assigned]

CVE Modified by [email protected]

Jul. 01, 2017

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	Reference		https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201703-02 [No Types Assigned]

CVE Modified by [email protected]

Mar. 16, 2017

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	Reference		http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96860 [No Types Assigned]

Initial Analysis by [email protected]

Mar. 15, 2017

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CVSS V2		(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Added	CVSS V3		AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Changed	Reference Type	https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb17-07.html No Types Assigned	https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb17-07.html Vendor Advisory
Added	CWE		CWE-119
Added	CPE Configuration		AND OR cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:24.0.0.221:::::chrome::* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:google:chrome_os:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows::::::::
Added	CPE Configuration		AND OR cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:24.0.0.221:::::edge::* (and previous) cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:24.0.0.221:::::internet_explorer::* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1::::::::
Added	CPE Configuration		AND OR cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:24.0.0.221::::::: (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows::::::::

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.

CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-2997 is associated with the following CWEs:

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-2997 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers CAPEC-123: Buffer Manipulation Buffer Manipulation

CVE-2017-2997

Adobe Flash Player Primetime TVSDK Buffer Overflow

Description

INFO

March 14, 2017, 4:59 p.m.

Jan. 24, 2023, 2:31 p.m.

[email protected]

Yes !

5.9

2.8

Affected Products

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

CVE Modified by [email protected]

Modified Analysis by [email protected]

CVE Modified by [email protected]

CVE Modified by [email protected]

CVE Modified by [email protected]

CVE Modified by [email protected]

Initial Analysis by [email protected]

CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Exploit Prediction

2.46 }} 0.39%

0.88409

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System

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