9.3

CVE-2017-3068: adobe flash_player Out-of-bounds Write

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-3068
Published 09-05-2017Last modified 05-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-3068 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in adobe flash_player. EPSS estimates a 20.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.3/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
20.35%
0%100%
High · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits1exploit-database

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 1

Timeline

  1. 09-05-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Adobe Flash Player versions 25.0.0.148 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability in the Advanced Video Coding engine. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 2 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

20.35%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

97%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 20.35% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

1 found
  • exploit-databasedosmultipleVerified

    Adobe Flash - AVC Deblocking Out-of-Bounds Read

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Redhat3 products
Adobe2 products
Ubuntu1 product
  • flashplugin-nonfree< 25.0.0.171ubuntu0.14.04.1 | < 25.0.0.171ubuntu0.16.04.1

3 vendors · 6 products

References

9 links