CVE-2017-3112
An issue was discovered in Adobe Flash Player 27.0.0.183 and earlier versions. This vulnerability...
CVE-2017-3112 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Adobe Flash Player, published November 16, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.22%, the 93rd percentile. Fixed in flash-player-plugin 27.0.0.187-1.mga5.nonfree.
An issue was discovered in Adobe Flash Player 27.0.0.183 and earlier versions. This vulnerability occurs as a result of a computation that reads data that is past the end of the target buffer; the computation is part of AdobePSDK metadata. The use of an invalid (out-of-range) pointer offset during access of internal data structure fields causes the vulnerability. A successful attack can lead to sensitive data exposure.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered in Adobe Flash Player 27.0.0.183 and earlier versions. This vulnerability occurs as a result of a computation that reads data that is past the end of the target buffer; the computation is part of AdobePSDK metadata. The use of an invalid (out-of-range) pointer offset during access of internal data structure fields causes the vulnerability. A successful attack can lead to sensitive data exposure.
- Record
CVE-2017-3112- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in Adobe Flash Player 27.0.0.183 and earlier versions. This vulnerability occurs as a result of a computation that reads data that is past the end of the target buffer; the computation is part of AdobePSDK metadata. The use of an invalid (out-of-range) pointer offset during access of internal data structure fields causes the vulnerability. A successful attack can lead to sensitive data exposure.
- Record
CVE-2017-3112- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-12253 No score
An issue was discovered in Adobe Flash Player 27.0.0.183 and earlier versions. This vulnerability occurs as a result of a computation that reads data that is past the end of the target buffer; the computation is part of AdobePSDK metadata. The use of an invalid (out-of-range) pointer offset during access of internal data structure fields causes the vulnerability. A successful attack can lead to sensitive data exposure.
- Record
EUVD-2017-12253- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qm8j-pmc4-xr8w
An issue was discovered in Adobe Flash Player 27.0.0.183 and earlier versions. This vulnerability...
An issue was discovered in Adobe Flash Player 27.0.0.183 and earlier versions. This vulnerability occurs as a result of a computation that reads data that is past the end of the target buffer; the computation is part of AdobePSDK metadata. The use of an invalid (out-of-range) pointer offset during access of internal data structure fields causes the vulnerability. A successful attack can lead to sensitive data exposure.
- Record
GHSA-qm8j-pmc4-xr8w- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2017:3222
Red Hat Security Advisory: flash-plugin security update
- Record
RHSA-2017:3222- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-3112
An issue was discovered in Adobe Flash Player 27.0.0.183 and earlier versions. This vulnerability occurs as a result of a computation that reads data that is past the end of the target buffer; the computation is part of AdobePSDK metadata. The use of an invalid (out-of-range) pointer offset during access of internal data structure fields causes the vulnerability. A successful attack can lead to sensitive data exposure.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-3112- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2017-0410 No score
Updated flash-player-plugin packages fixes security vulnerabilities
Adobe Flash Player 27.0.0.187 addresses critical vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution.
The update fixes out-of-bounds reads (CVE-2017-3112, CVE-2017-3114, CVE-2017-11213) and use-after-free issues (CVE-2017-11215, CVE-2017-11225).
- Record
MGASA-2017-0410- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
flash-player-pluginMageia:5 |
before 27.0.0.187-1.mga5.nonfree | 27.0.0.187-1.mga5.nonfree |
flash-player-pluginMageia:6 |
before 27.0.0.187-1.mga6.nonfree | 27.0.0.187-1.mga6.nonfree |
flash-pluginRed Hat:rhel_extras:6 |
before 0:27.0.0.187-1.el6_9 | 0:27.0.0.187-1.el6_9 |
flashplugin-nonfreeUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 27.0.0.187ubuntu0.14.04.1, plus listed versions 11.2.202.310ubuntu111.2.202.327ubuntu0.13.10.111.2.202.332ubuntu111.2.202.335ubuntu111.2.202.336ubuntu1 Show 45 moreShow less11.2.202.341ubuntu111.2.202.346ubuntu111.2.202.350ubuntu111.2.202.356ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.359ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.378ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.394ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.400ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.406ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.406ubuntu0.14.04.211.2.202.411ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.418ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.424ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.425ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.429ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.438ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.440ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.442ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.451ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.457ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.460ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.466ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.468ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.481ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.481ubuntu0.14.04.211.2.202.491ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.508ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.521ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.535ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.540ubuntu0.14.04.211.2.202.548ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.554ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.559ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.569ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.577ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.616ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.621ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.626ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.632ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.635ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.637ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.643ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.644ubuntu0.14.04.124.0.0.186ubuntu0.14.04.124.0.0.194ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
27.0.0.187ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
flashplugin-nonfreeUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 27.0.0.187ubuntu0.16.04.1, plus listed versions 11.2.202.540ubuntu211.2.202.548ubuntu111.2.202.554ubuntu111.2.202.559ubuntu111.2.202.569ubuntu1 Show 23 moreShow less11.2.202.577ubuntu111.2.202.616ubuntu111.2.202.621ubuntu0.16.04.111.2.202.626ubuntu0.16.04.111.2.202.632ubuntu0.16.04.111.2.202.635ubuntu0.16.04.111.2.202.637ubuntu0.16.04.111.2.202.643ubuntu0.16.04.111.2.202.644ubuntu0.16.04.124.0.0.186ubuntu0.16.04.124.0.0.194ubuntu0.16.04.124.0.0.221ubuntu0.16.04.125.0.0.127ubuntu0.16.04.125.0.0.148ubuntu0.16.04.125.0.0.171ubuntu0.16.04.126.0.0.126ubuntu0.16.04.126.0.0.131ubuntu0.16.04.126.0.0.137ubuntu0.16.04.126.0.0.151ubuntu0.16.04.127.0.0.130ubuntu0.16.04.127.0.0.159ubuntu0.16.04.127.0.0.170ubuntu0.16.04.127.0.0.183ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
27.0.0.187ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb17-33.html
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3222
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-13
securityfocus.com/bid/101837
securitytracker.com/id/1039778
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-3112
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github.com/advisories/GHSA-qm8j-pmc4-xr8w
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0410.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22023
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1513132
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2017/rhsa-2017_3222.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-3112
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-3112
Left out here: 12 versions. The JSON record has them.