CVE-2017-11225

critical

Description

An issue was discovered in Adobe Flash Player 27.0.0.183 and earlier versions. This vulnerability is an instance of a use after free vulnerability in the Primetime SDK metadata functionality. The mismatch between an old and a new object can provide an attacker with unintended memory access -- potentially leading to code corruption, control-flow hijack, or an information leak attack. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

References

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-13

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb17-33.html

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3222

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039778

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101837

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-12-09

Updated: 2021-09-08

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical