10.0
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2017-3059
Adobe Flash Player Use After Free Vulnerability with Arbitrary Code Execution
Description

Adobe Flash Player versions 25.0.0.127 and earlier have an exploitable use after free vulnerability in the internal script object. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

INFO

Published Date :

April 12, 2017, 2:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 20, 2025, 1:37 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-3059 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 Microsoft windows_10
2 Microsoft windows_8.1
3 Microsoft windows
1 Linux linux_kernel
1 Adobe flash_player
1 Apple mac_os_x
1 Google chrome_os
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 CRITICAL [email protected]
Solution
Follow the instructions below to mitigate the CVE-2017-3059 vulnerability.
Upgrade to Adobe Flash Player version 25.0.0.148 or later.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-3059 is associated with the following CWEs:

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-2017-3059 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-3059 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-3059 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97551
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038225
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0934
    Added Reference https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb17-10.html
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-04
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 05, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0934 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038225 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 01, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-04 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 18, 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 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97551 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97551 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb17-10.html No Types Assigned https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb17-10.html Vendor Advisory
    Added Reference http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-246/ [Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry]
    Added CWE CWE-416
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:25.0.0.127:*:*:*:*:edge:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:25.0.0.127:*:*:*:*: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:25.0.0.127:*:*:*:*: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:25.0.0.127:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) 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]

    Apr. 14, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97551 [No Types Assigned]
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.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 10
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

4.54 }} -11.64%

score

0.88137

percentile