High 8.8Published Feb 15, 2017

CVE-2017-2988Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.194 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability when performing garbage collection.

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Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.194 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability when performing garbage collection. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

CVSS: 8.8 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-787
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Jun 16, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Nov 1, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

adobe flash_player adobe:flash_player	through 24.0.0.194; through 24.0.0.194; through 24.0.0.194	NVD
adobe flash_player_desktop_runtime adobe:flash_player_desktop_runtime	through 24.0.0.194	NVD

References

References

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0275.html	third-party-advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96190	broken-link, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037815	broken-link, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb17-04.html	patch, vendor-advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-20	third-party-advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41421/	exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry

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