CVE-2017-2938 Security feature bypass in Adobe Flash Player 24.0.0.186 and earlier.
Medium 6.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-2938 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2017-2938 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, published on 11 Jan 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-2938 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Adobe Flash Player. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-2938/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-2938/index.md)
Attackers can bypass security restrictions in Adobe Flash Player by exploiting improper handling of TCP connections.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-2938?
CVE-2017-2938 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, published on 11 Jan 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.186 and earlier have a security bypass vulnerability related to handling TCP connections.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-2938?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe Flash Player.
How do I fix CVE-2017-2938?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2017-2938 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-2938 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gx39-fvj4-xp9c, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-2938.