CVE-2017-3075: adobe flash_player Use After Free
CVSS: 10.0v2.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-3075
Published 20-06-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-3075 is a high (CVSS 10.0) Use After Free vulnerability in adobe flash_player. EPSS estimates a 8.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95.1% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
10.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)EPSS score
8.72%
0%100%
Low · +0.91 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2Timeline
- 20-06-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Adobe Flash Player versions 25.0.0.171 and earlier have an exploitable use after free vulnerability when manipulating the ActionsScript 2 XML class. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versionsCritical 9.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesAll 2 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
High 10.0Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
8.72%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
95%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.91 pp
From 7.81% on 21-09-2026
21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score8.72%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Adobe1 product
- flash_player≤ 25.0.0.171
Ubuntu1 product
- flashplugin-nonfree< 26.0.0.126ubuntu0.14.04.1 | < 26.0.0.126ubuntu0.16.04.1
2 vendors · 2 products
References
7 links- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb17-17.htmlX Refsource CONFIRMVendor AdvisoryREPORT