CVE-2017-3077

Exp

Adobe Flash Player versions 25.0.0.171 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability in the PNG image parser. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Published: 2017-06-20 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2017-3077 is rated High Exploit Risk (83.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 22.26%, 97th percentile). 1 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-2017-3077

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
42248 exploit_db edb 2017-06-23 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-3077

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 2026-06-15 53.86% 22.26% -31.60%
2 2025-03-30 69.99% 53.86% -16.13%
3 2025-03-29 — 69.99% —

Full EPSS history (19 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-3077

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.0 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
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.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/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:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
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.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-3077

OS Trackers for CVE-2017-3077

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2017-3077: 1 GLSA(s) (201707-15), 1 atom(s) (www-plugins/adobe-flash); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2017-3077
redhat critical — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-3077
ubuntu medium CVE-2017-3077 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (adobe-flashplugin, flashplugin-nonfree), 10 status rows across 5 suites (trusty, upstream, xenial, yakkety, zesty): released 9, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-3077

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-3077

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
adobe flash_player <= 25.0.0.171 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:edge:*:*
adobe flash_player <= 25.0.0.171 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:internet_explorer:*:*
adobe flash_player <= 25.0.0.171 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:chrome:*:*
adobe flash_player <= 25.0.0.171 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-3077

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