CVE-2017-11215 (GCVE-0-2017-11215)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-12-09 06:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 18:05
VLAI
Summary
An issue was discovered in Adobe Flash Player 27.0.0.183 and earlier versions. This vulnerability is an instance of a use after free vulnerability in the Primetime SDK. The mismatch between an old and a new object can provide an attacker with unintended memory access -- potentially leading to code corruption, control-flow hijack, or an information leak attack. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • Use After Free
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-p… x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3222 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-13 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101837 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039778 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a Adobe Flash Player 27.0.0.183 and earlier versions Affected: Adobe Flash Player 27.0.0.183 and earlier versions
Date Public
2017-12-09 00:00
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