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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-5240

Editions of Rapid7 AppSpider Pro prior to version 6.14.060 contain a heap-based buffer overflow in the FLAnalyzer.exe component.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.03%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.03%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Editions of Rapid7 AppSpider Pro prior to version 6.14.060 contain a heap-based buffer overflow in the FLAnalyzer.exe component. A malicious or malformed Flash source file can cause a denial of service condition when parsed by this component, causing the application to crash.

CVSS 3.0
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
1.03% probability · 63th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-119
Affected
rapid7/appspider pro
Source
cve@rapid7.com
EPSS trend
0%3%5%27 October 2026: 1.03%27 October 202627 October 2026

EPSS 1.0% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.