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CVE-2017-2986

Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.194 and earlier have an exploitable heap overflow...

8.8 HighPublic exploitFix available

Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.194 and earlier have an exploitable heap overflow vulnerability in the Flash Video (FLV) codec. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

30.9%Down 4.3 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.194 and earlier have an exploitable heap overflow vulnerability in the Flash Video (FLV) codec. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Record
CVE-2017-2986
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-787
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.194 and earlier have an exploitable heap overflow vulnerability in the Flash Video (FLV) codec. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Record
CVE-2017-2986
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-12127 No score

Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.194 and earlier have an exploitable heap overflow vulnerability in the Flash Video (FLV) codec. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Record
EUVD-2017-12127
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v2hm-3qvf-hf6w 9.8

Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.194 and earlier have an exploitable heap overflow...

Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.194 and earlier have an exploitable heap overflow vulnerability in the Flash Video (FLV) codec. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Record
GHSA-v2hm-3qvf-hf6w
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-119, CWE-787
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2017:0275 8.8

Red Hat Security Advisory: flash-plugin security update

Record
RHSA-2017:0275
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-2986 8.8

Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.194 and earlier have an exploitable heap overflow vulnerability in the Flash Video (FLV) codec. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-2986
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2017-0075 No score

Updated flash-player-plugin packages fix security vulnerability

flash-player-plugin update fixes the following issues:

  • A type confusion vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2017-2995).
  • An integer overflow vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2017-2987).
  • Use-after-free vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2017-2982, CVE-2017-2985, CVE-2017-2993, CVE-2017-2994).
  • Heap buffer overflow vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2017- 2984, CVE-2017-2986, CVE-2017-2992).
  • Memory corruption vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2017-2988, CVE-2017-2990, CVE-2017-2991, CVE-2017-2996).
Record
MGASA-2017-0075
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2017:0523-1 No score

Security update for flash-player

The Adobe flash-player was updated to 24.0.0.221 to fix the following issues:

Security update to 24.0.0.221 (bsc#1025258), fixing the following vulnerabilities advised under APSB17-04:

  • type confusion vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2017-2995).
  • integer overflow vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2017-2987).
  • use-after-free vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2017-2982, CVE-2017-2985, CVE-2017-2993, CVE-2017-2994).
  • heap buffer overflow vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2017- 2984, CVE-2017-2986, CVE-2017-2992).
  • memory corruption vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2017-2988, CVE-2017-2990, CVE-2017-2991, CVE-2017-2996).
Record
SUSE-SU-2017:0523-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
flash-player-plugin
Mageia:5
From an advisory covering 13 CVEs
 before 24.0.0.221-1.mga5.nonfree
24.0.0.221-1.mga5.nonfree
flash-plugin
Red Hat:rhel_extras:6
From an advisory covering 12 CVEs
 before 0:24.0.0.221-1.el6_8
0:24.0.0.221-1.el6_8
flash-player
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
From an advisory covering 12 CVEs
 before 24.0.0.221-158.1
24.0.0.221-158.1
flash-player
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP1
From an advisory covering 12 CVEs
 before 24.0.0.221-158.1
24.0.0.221-158.1
flashplugin-nonfree
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
 before 24.0.0.221ubuntu0.14.04.1, plus listed versions
11.2.202.310ubuntu111.2.202.327ubuntu0.13.10.111.2.202.332ubuntu111.2.202.335ubuntu111.2.202.336ubuntu1
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11.2.202.341ubuntu111.2.202.346ubuntu111.2.202.350ubuntu111.2.202.356ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.359ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.378ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.394ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.400ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.406ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.406ubuntu0.14.04.211.2.202.411ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.418ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.424ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.425ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.429ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.438ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.440ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.442ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.451ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.457ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.460ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.466ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.468ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.481ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.481ubuntu0.14.04.211.2.202.491ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.508ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.521ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.535ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.540ubuntu0.14.04.211.2.202.548ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.554ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.559ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.569ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.577ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.616ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.621ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.626ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.632ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.635ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.637ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.643ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.644ubuntu0.14.04.124.0.0.186ubuntu0.14.04.124.0.0.194ubuntu0.14.04.1
24.0.0.221ubuntu0.14.04.1
flashplugin-nonfree
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
 before 24.0.0.221ubuntu0.16.04.1, plus listed versions
11.2.202.540ubuntu211.2.202.548ubuntu111.2.202.554ubuntu111.2.202.559ubuntu111.2.202.569ubuntu1
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11.2.202.577ubuntu111.2.202.616ubuntu111.2.202.621ubuntu0.16.04.111.2.202.626ubuntu0.16.04.111.2.202.632ubuntu0.16.04.111.2.202.635ubuntu0.16.04.111.2.202.637ubuntu0.16.04.111.2.202.643ubuntu0.16.04.111.2.202.644ubuntu0.16.04.124.0.0.186ubuntu0.16.04.124.0.0.194ubuntu0.16.04.1
24.0.0.221ubuntu0.16.04.1

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
Exploit-DBAdobe Flash - YUVPlane Decoding Heap Overflow2017-02-21

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-2986 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Adobe Flash Player, published February 15, 2017. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 30.9%, the 98th percentile. Fixed in flashplugin-nonfree 24.0.0.221ubuntu0.14.04.1.

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