Out-of-Bounds Affecting adobe-flashplugin package, versions <1:20170214.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
85.97% (99th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-ADOBEFLASHPLUGIN-392720
  • published15 Feb 2017
  • disclosed15 Feb 2017

Introduced: 15 Feb 2017

CVE-2017-2988  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 adobe-flashplugin to version 1:20170214.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream adobe-flashplugin package and not the adobe-flashplugin package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

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 Scores

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