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CVE-2017-2986

Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.194 and earlier have an exploitable heap overflow vulnerability in the Flash Video (FLV) codec.…

High8.8Public exploitEPSS 30.9%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
adobe

Description

Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.194 and earlier have an exploitable heap overflow vulnerability in the Flash Video (FLV) codec. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Public exploit

A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit or proof of concept: anyone can try it against an unpatched system.

Timeline

  1. ID reserved

    By adobe

  2. · 3 months later

    Published

  3. · 7 years later

    Record updated

Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2017-2986, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified3.1High8.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
30.9% · top 1.7% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.8.

Weakness

Affected products

  • Adobe Flash Player 24.0.0.194 and earlier.

    • affected Adobe Flash Player 24.0.0.194 and earlier.

References (6)

Sources

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