CVE-2017-3083: adobe flash_player Use After Free
CVSS: 10.0v2.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-3083
Published 20-06-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-3083 is a high (CVSS 10.0) Use After Free vulnerability in adobe flash_player. EPSS estimates a 14.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
10.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)EPSS score
14.42%
0%100%
Medium · +1.47 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 in the Primetime SDK functionality related to the profile metadata of the media stream. 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
14.42%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
97%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+1.47 pp
From 12.95% on 21-09-2026
21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score14.42%
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