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zdiWillj from Tencent PC ManagerZDI-17-279
HistoryAug 01, 2017 - 12:00 a.m.

(Pwn2Own) Adobe Flash NetStream Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

2017-08-0100:00:00
willj from Tencent PC Manager
www.zerodayinitiative.com
18

EPSS

0.029

Percentile

90.9%

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Adobe Flash. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the handling of NetStream objects. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process.