Out-of-bounds Read Affecting flashplugin-nonfree package, versions <25.0.0.171ubuntu0.14.04.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
6.27% (94th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-FLASHPLUGINNONFREE-431209
  • published12 Apr 2017
  • disclosed12 Apr 2017

Introduced: 12 Apr 2017

CVE-2017-3060  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 flashplugin-nonfree to version 25.0.0.171ubuntu0.14.04.1 or higher.

NVD Description

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

Adobe Flash Player versions 25.0.0.127 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability in the ActionScript2 code parser. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.