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CVE-2017-3099: Adobe Flash Player may let attackers run code

CVE-2017-3099 · published 9 years ago

Summary

Versions of Adobe Flash Player up to 26.0.0.131 contain a bug that can be triggered by specially crafted content. If exploited, it could let a malicious website run any program on the user's computer. Update Flash to the latest version or remove it if it is no longer needed.

What to do

The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
adobe	flash_player_desktop_runtime	<= 26.0.0.131 `cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_desktop_runtime::::::::`
adobe	flash_player	<= 26.0.0.120 <= 26.0.0.131 `cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player::::::edge::*`

Original advisory text

Adobe Flash Player versions 26.0.0.131 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability in the Action Script 3 raster data model. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code...

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99520 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038845 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1731 Third Party Advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb17-21.html Patch Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-15 Third Party Advisory

Fix within

Internet-facing 14 days

Internal At next upgrade

Not known to be exploited
Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
Gives an attacker full control (estimated)

Severity

8.8 High

Exploitation

9% chance of attack within 30 days

Type

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write

Timeline

Published17 Jul 2017

Updated15 Oct 2026

First seen29 Sep 2026

Sources

CVE-2017-3099 · NVD

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