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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2017-2991: Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity

CVSS

(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

Published

Feb 15, 2017

Added

Oct 30, 2017

Modified

Mar 31, 2026

Description

Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.194 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability in the h264 codec (related to decompression). Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Solution

gentoo-linux-upgrade-www-plugins-adobe-flash

References

CVE-2017-2991
https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-2991
CWE-787
DISA_SEVERITY-Category I
EUVD-EUVD-2017-12132
GENTOO-201702-20
IAVM-2017-A-0039
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2017-12132

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