CVE-2017-2935

Exp

Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.186 and earlier have an exploitable heap overflow vulnerability when processing the Flash Video container file format. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Published: 2017-01-11 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2017-2935 is rated High Exploit Risk (85/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 69.33%, 99th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2017-2935

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
41612 exploit_db edb 2017-03-15 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-2935

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-04 69.09% 69.33% +0.24%
2 2025-11-18 31.97% 69.09% +37.12%
3 2025-11-06 — 31.97% —

Full EPSS history (27 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-2935

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 5.9 [email protected]
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-2935

OS Trackers for CVE-2017-2935

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2017-2935: 1 GLSA(s) (201702-20), 1 atom(s) (www-plugins/adobe-flash); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2017-2935
redhat critical — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2935
suse high CVE-2017-2935 severity important: SUSE including 2 source package names (flash-player-24.0.0.194-155.1, flash-player-gnome-24.0.0.194-155.1), 4 product×package rows across 2 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP1): Fixed 4. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2935/
ubuntu medium CVE-2017-2935 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (adobe-flashplugin, flashplugin-nonfree), 10 status rows across 5 suites (precise, trusty, upstream, xenial, yakkety): released 8, needs-triage 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-2935

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-2935

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
adobe flash_player <= 24.0.0.186 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:chrome:*:*
adobe flash_player <= 24.0.0.186 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:edge:*:*
adobe flash_player <= 24.0.0.186 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:internet_explorer:*:*
adobe flash_player <= 24.0.0.186 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-2935

URL Tags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0057.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95347 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037570 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb17-02.html Patch Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-20 Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41612/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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