CVE-2017-2988

HIGH

Adobe Flash Player < 24.0.0.194 - Memory Corruption via Garbage Collection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2017-2988. PoCs published by Google Security Research.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit is a fuzzed SWF file that triggers stack corruption in Adobe Flash Player during parsing, leading to potential remote code execution. The PoC is provided as a binary file (ZIP) and is sourced from Project Zero.

Description

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Google Security Research · textdosmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41421

This exploit is a fuzzed SWF file that triggers stack corruption in Adobe Flash Player during parsing, leading to potential remote code execution. The PoC is provided as a binary file (ZIP) and is sourced from Project Zero.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Adobe Flash Player (versions affected by CVE-2017-2988)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must load the malicious SWF file
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96190
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-20
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0275.html
Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037815
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41421/

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.1816
EPSS Percentile 96.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-787
Status published
Products (3)
adobe/flash_player < 24.0.0.194 (3 CPE variants)
adobe/flash_player_desktop_runtime < 24.0.0.194
n/a/Adobe Flash Player 24.0.0.194 and earlier. Adobe Flash Player 24.0.0.194 and earlier.
Published Feb 15, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026