Adobe Security Bulletin

Release date: March 14, 2017

Vulnerability identifier: APSB17-08

Priority: 2

CVE number: CVE-2017-2983

Platform: Windows

Summary

Adobe has released a security update for Adobe Shockwave Player for Windows. This update addresses an important vulnerability that could potentially lead to escalation of privilege.

Affected software versions

Solution

Adobe categorizes this update with the following priority rating and recommends users update their installation to the newest version by following the instructions below:

Adobe recommends users of Adobe Shockwave Player 12.2.7.197 and earlier versions for Windows update to Adobe Shockwave Player 12.2.8.198 by visiting the Adobe Shockwave Player Download Center. 

Vulnerability Details

This update resolves a vulnerability in the directory search path used to find resources that could lead to escalation of privilege (CVE-2017-2983). 

Acknowledgments

Adobe would like to thank Nitesh Shilpkar for reporting this issue and for working with Adobe to help protect our customers.