CVE-2017-2992

Publication date 15 February 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.8 · High

Score breakdown

Description

Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.194 and earlier have an exploitable heap overflow vulnerability when parsing an MP4 header. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
adobe-flashplugin 16.10 yakkety
Fixed 1:20170214.1-0ubuntu0.16.10.1
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 1:20170214.1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 1:20170214.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 1:20170214.1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
flashplugin-nonfree 16.10 yakkety
Fixed 24.0.0.221ubuntu0.16.10.1
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 24.0.0.221ubuntu0.16.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 24.0.0.221ubuntu0.14.04.1
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 24.0.0.221ubuntu0.12.04.1

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 8.8 · High
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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