What is the CVSS score of CVE-2017-11294?

CVE-2017-11294 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 9.8 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 3.5%.

Shockwave CVE-2017-11294

CRITICAL

Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)

2017-12-09 psirt@adobe.com

Buffer Overflow RCE Adobe Shockwave

9.8

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

9.8 CRITICAL

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Dec 09, 2017 - 06:29 cve.org

CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionCVE.org

An issue was discovered in Adobe Shockwave 12.2.9.199 and earlier. An exploitable memory corruption vulnerability exists. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

AnalysisAI

An issue was discovered in Adobe Shockwave 12.2.9.199 and earlier. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. An issue was discovered in Adobe Shockwave 12.2.9.199 and earlier. An exploitable memory corruption vulnerability exists. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution. Affected products include: Adobe Shockwave.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.