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Red Hat: CVE-2017-3073: Critical: flash-plugin security update (RHSA-2017:1219)

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Red Hat: CVE-2017-3073: Critical: flash-plugin security update (RHSA-2017:1219)

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
05/09/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
05/09/2017
Modified
02/01/2023

Description

Adobe Flash Player versions 25.0.0.148 and earlier have an exploitable use after free vulnerability when handling multiple mask properties of display objects, aka memory corruption. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-flash-plugin

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