CVE-2017-3071 Use after free in Adobe Flash Player 25.0.0.148 and earlier.
An attacker can execute arbitrary code by exploiting a use-after-free flaw in Adobe Flash Player's masking of display objects.
- 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-2017-3071?
CVE-2017-3071 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, published on 9 May 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 25.0.0.148 and earlier have an exploitable use after free vulnerability when masking display objects. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-3071?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Adobe Flash Player, Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation.
How do I fix CVE-2017-3071?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2017-3071 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-3071 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jfvx-4557-pgcj, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-3071.