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CVE-2017-11292

Adobe Flash Player version 27.0.0.159 and earlier has a flawed bytecode verification procedure, which allows for an untrusted value to be us

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Listed in CISA KEV
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub

Summary

Adobe Flash Player is affected by a flaw in how it checks bytecode, which can allow an untrusted value to be used when calculating an array index. An attacker who successfully exploited this could cause type confusion and run arbitrary code on the affected system.

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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.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Added to CISA KEV

    CISA has evidence of exploitation in the wild

  3. CISA remediation deadline

    Due date for US federal agencies to patch

  4. Record last updated
  5. EPSS reached 10%

    FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Affected versions

  • n/a Adobe Flash Player version 27.0.0.159 and earlier

    Adobe Flash Player version 27.0.0.159 and earlier

References 5

securitytracker.com

helpx.adobe.com

security.gentoo.org

securityfocus.com

access.redhat.com