CVE-2017-11292
Published 2017-10-22 · Updated 2026-06-17 · Source psirt@adobe.com
Summary
CVE-2017-11292 is a high-severity (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on March 3, 2022, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by March 24, 2022. CISA does not currently list it as used in ransomware campaigns. Adobe has 82 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 11 of them linked to ransomware.
All 82 known-exploited Adobe vulnerabilities →Description
Adobe Flash Player version 27.0.0.159 and earlier has a flawed bytecode verification procedure, which allows for an untrusted value to be used in the calculation of an array index. This can lead to type confusion, and successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability
Product: Adobe — Flash Player
Name: Adobe Flash Player Type Confusion Vulnerability
Date added: 2022-03-03 · Due: 2022-03-24
Required action: The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101286
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039582
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2899
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb17-32.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-22
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101286
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039582
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2899

