CVE•Published 2017-03-14•Modified 2026-05-13•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data

CVE-2017-3001Adobe · Flash_player

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS percentile

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Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-416Use After Free

Description

Adobe Flash Player versions 24.0.0.221 and earlier have an exploitable use after free vulnerability related to garbage collection in the ActionScript 2 VM. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Timeline

Published 2017-03-14

Modified 2026-05-13

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB GitHub PoC trickest/cve VulnCheck

Search for exposed instances

Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).

Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts

vuln:CVE-2017-3001

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · product

product:"Adobe Flash Player"

All exposed Adobe Flash Player instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"Flash Player"

HTTP body or banner mentions "Flash Player" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.

More intel sources (5)

Shodan report

vuln:CVE-2017-3001