Vulnerability CVE-2017-2931

Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2017-2931 (CCN-120335)

Assigned:

2016-12-02

Published:

2017-01-10

Updated:

2026-06-17

Summary:

Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.186 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability related to the parsing of SWF metadata. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

CVSS v40 Severity:

CVSS v3.x Severity:

8.8 High (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
7.9 High (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Network Attack Complexity (AC): Low Privileges Required (PR): None User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:	Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): High Integrity (I): High Availibility (A): High

8.8 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
7.9 High (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Network Attack Complexity (AC): Low Privileges Required (PR): None User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:	Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): High Integrity (I): High Availibility (A): High

CVSS v2 Severity:

9.3 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Network Access Complexity (AC): Medium Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Complete Integrity (I): Complete Availibility (A): Complete

9.0 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Network Access Complexity (AC): Low Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Complete Integrity (I): Complete Availibility (A): Complete

Vulnerability Type:

CWE-787

Vulnerability Consequences:

Gain Access

References:

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2017-2931

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Type: UNKNOWN
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2017-0057
Critical: flash-plugin security update

Source: psirt@adobe.com
Type: UNKNOWN
psirt@adobe.com

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Type: UNKNOWN
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Source: CCN
Type: BID-95350
Adobe Flash Player APSB17-02 Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities

Source: psirt@adobe.com
Type: UNKNOWN
psirt@adobe.com

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Type: UNKNOWN
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Source: psirt@adobe.com
Type: UNKNOWN
psirt@adobe.com

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
adobe-flash-cve20172931-code-exec(120335)

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Type: UNKNOWN
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Source: CCN
Type: Adobe Security Bulletin APSB17-02
Security updates available for Adobe Flash Player

Source: psirt@adobe.com
Type: UNKNOWN
psirt@adobe.com

Source: CCN
Type: Packet Storm Security [03-14-2017]
Adobe Flash Metadata Out-Of-Bounds Read

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Type: UNKNOWN
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Source: psirt@adobe.com
Type: UNKNOWN
psirt@adobe.com

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Type: UNKNOWN
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Source: EXPLOIT-DB
Type: EXPLOIT
Offensive Security Exploit Database [03-15-2017]

Source: psirt@adobe.com
Type: UNKNOWN
psirt@adobe.com

Vulnerable Configuration:

Configuration 1:

cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:2.3:o:google:chrome_os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2:

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3:

cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Denotes that component is vulnerable

Oval Definitions

Definition ID	Class	Title	Last Modified
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20172931	V	CVE-2017-2931	2022-05-20
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:55935	P	Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)	2021-08-17
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:47313	P	libXext6-1.3.2-3.60 on GA media (Moderate)	2021-08-16
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:47072	P	libruby2_1-2_1-2.1.2-12.3 on GA media (Moderate)	2021-08-16
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:47384	P	libnm-glib-vpn1-1.0.12-12.4 on GA media (Moderate)	2021-08-16
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:47156	P	squidGuard-1.4-23.1 on GA media (Moderate)	2021-08-16
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:48022	P	gnome-keyring-3.20.0-28.3.18 on GA media (Moderate)	2021-08-16
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:48076	P	libXfixes3-32bit-5.0.1-7.1 on GA media (Moderate)	2021-08-16
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:47218	P	bzip2-1.0.6-29.2 on GA media (Moderate)	2021-08-16
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:47282	P	guile-2.0.9-8.3 on GA media (Moderate)	2021-08-16
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:46858	P	tigervnc-1.4.3-7.2 on GA media (Moderate)	2021-06-08
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:11832	P	hplip-3.14.6-3.14 on GA media (Moderate)	2021-06-08
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:11993	P	pidgin-otr-4.0.0-11.6 on GA media (Moderate)	2021-06-08
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:11851	P	libQt5Concurrent5-5.6.1-11.7 on GA media (Moderate)	2021-06-08
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:12002	P	python-pyOpenSSL-16.0.0-2.3.2 on GA media (Moderate)	2021-06-08
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:11926	P	libpolkit0-0.113-5.6.1 on GA media (Moderate)	2021-06-08
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:12015	P	shim-0.9-20.3 on GA media (Moderate)	2021-06-08
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:11951	P	libtasn1-3.7-11.1 on GA media (Moderate)	2021-06-08
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:12653	P	libxml2-2-2.9.4-46.15.1 on GA media (Moderate)	2021-06-08
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:11702	P	python-cupshelpers-1.4.5-1.5 on GA media (Moderate)	2021-06-08
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:12675	P	openssh-7.2p2-74.25.1 on GA media (Moderate)	2021-06-08
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:46488	P	libjavascriptcoregtk-3_0-0-2.2.7-3.26 on GA media (Moderate)	2021-06-08
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:11724	P	syslog-service-2.0-778.1 on GA media (Moderate)	2021-06-08
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:46620	P	automake-1.13.4-4.56 on GA media (Moderate)	2021-06-08
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:11770	P	bzip2-1.0.6-29.2 on GA media (Moderate)	2021-06-08
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:11694	P	perl-XML-LibXML-2.0019-5.3 on GA media (Moderate)	2021-06-08
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:46711	P	libXvMC1-1.0.8-3.57 on GA media (Moderate)	2021-06-08
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:11817	P	glibc-2.22-49.16 on GA media (Moderate)	2021-06-08
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:56009	P	Security update for libnettle (Important)	2021-04-28
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:24667	P	Security update for java-1_7_0-openjdk (Important)	2020-12-01
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:53158	P	Security update for salt (Critical)	2020-12-01
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:24468	P	Security update for glib2 (Important)	2020-12-01
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:24748	P	Security update for python3 (Important)	2020-12-01
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:53298	P	Security update for squid (Important)	2020-12-01
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:46163	P	Security update for libxslt (Moderate)	2020-12-01
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:24804	P	Security update for bluez (Important)	2020-12-01
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:53536	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)	2020-12-01
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:46176	P	Security update for python3 (Important)	2020-12-01
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25177	P	Security update for mariadb-connector-c (Important)	2020-12-01
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:53135	P	Security update for libxml2 (Moderate)	2020-12-01
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:24887	P	Security update for cups (Important)	2020-12-01
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:53709	P	Security update for zeromq (Moderate)	2020-12-01
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:46296	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 28 for SLE 12 SP3) (Important)	2020-12-01
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25191	P	Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)	2020-12-01
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:54466	P	file on GA media (Moderate)	2020-12-01
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25037	P	Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)	2020-12-01
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:53815	P	Security update for MozillaThunderbird (Important)	2020-12-01
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25235	P	Security update for java-1_7_1-ibm (Important)	2020-12-01
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:54540	P	libecpg6 on GA media (Moderate)	2020-12-01
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:46162	P	Security update for mozilla-nspr, mozilla-nss (Moderate)	2020-12-01
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25090	P	Security update for git (Important)	2020-12-01
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:53981	P	gvim on GA media (Moderate)	2020-12-01
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25873	P	Security update for libcares2 (Low)	2020-12-01
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:54578	P	libneon27 on GA media (Moderate)	2020-12-01
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:24478	P	Security update for libxslt (Moderate)	2020-12-01
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:54266	P	libgc1 on GA media (Moderate)	2020-12-01
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25908	P	Security update for flash-player (Important)	2020-12-01
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:54659	P	puppet on GA media (Moderate)	2020-12-01
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:24541	P	Security update for sudo (Important)	2020-12-01
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:53136	P	Security update for samba (Important)	2020-12-01
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:54374	P	rpm-32bit on GA media (Moderate)	2020-12-01
oval:org.cisecurity:def:1711	V	Vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.186 and earlier - CVE-2017-2931	2017-02-10
oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201729310000000	V	CVE-2017-2931 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.	2017-01-11
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:78643	P	Security update for flash-player (Important)	2017-01-11
oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20172931000	V	CVE-2017-2931 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - medium.	2017-01-10
oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20172931000	V	CVE-2017-2931 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - medium.	2017-01-10
oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20172931000	V	CVE-2017-2931 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.	2017-01-10

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