CVE-2017-11281
Adobe Flash Player has an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability in the text handling function.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 33.9%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Adobe Flash Player has an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability in the text handling function. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution. This affects 26.0.0.151 and earlier.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 33.88% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- 2 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 25 September 2017
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- adobe/flash player · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux workstation
- Source
- psirt@adobe.com
EPSS 33.9% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (2)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100710Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039314Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2702Third Party Advisory
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb17-28.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-16Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42781/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42782/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvmnUeza9zwExploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100710Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039314Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2702Third Party Advisory
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb17-28.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-16Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42781/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42782/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvmnUeza9zwExploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.