CVE-2016-7869
published 2016-12-15CVE-2016-7869: Adobe Flash Player versions 23.0.0.207 and earlier, 11.2.202.644 and earlier have an exploitable buffer overflow / underflow vulnerability in the RegExp class…
PriorityP349high8.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
11.07%
95.4th percentile
Adobe Flash Player versions 23.0.0.207 and earlier, 11.2.202.644 and earlier have an exploitable buffer overflow / underflow vulnerability in the RegExp class related to backtrack search functionality. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Affected
3 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| adobe | flash_player | <= 23.0.0.207 | — |
| adobe | flash_player | <= 11.2.202.644 | — |
| adobe | flash_player_desktop_runtime | <= 23.0.0.207 | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.18.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.06.8MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
vendor_redhat8.8HIGH
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GHSA
GHSA-cghm-hwxq-74g7: Adobe Flash Player versions 23
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14
CVE-2016-7869 [CRITICAL] CWE-119 GHSA-cghm-hwxq-74g7: Adobe Flash Player versions 23
Adobe Flash Player versions 23.0.0.207 and earlier, 11.2.202.644 and earlier have an exploitable buffer overflow / underflow vulnerability in the RegExp class related to backtrack search functionality. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Red Hat
flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB16-39
vendor_redhat·2016-12-13·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2016-7869 [HIGH] flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB16-39
flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB16-39
Adobe Flash Player versions 23.0.0.207 and earlier, 11.2.202.644 and earlier have an exploitable buffer overflow / underflow vulnerability in the RegExp class related to backtrack search functionality. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Package: flash-plugin (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Will not fix
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Zscaler
Zscaler discovers Flash Player Vulnerabilities | 12-13-2016
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Zscaler discovers Flash Player Vulnerabilities | 12-13-2016
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Bugzilla
flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB16-39
bugzilla·2016-12-13·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2016-7872 [HIGH] flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB16-39
flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB16-39
Adobe Security Bulletin APSB16-39 for Adobe Flash Player describes multiple flaws that can possibly lead to code execution when Flash Player is used to play a specially crafted SWF file.
Quoting from the APSB16-39:
These updates resolve use-after-free vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2016-7872, CVE-2016-7877, CVE-2016-7878, CVE-2016-7879, CVE-2016-7880, CVE-2016-7881, CVE-2016-7892).
These updates resolve buffer overflow vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2016-7867, CVE-2016-7868, CVE-2016-7869, CVE-2016-7870).
These updates resolve memory corruption vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2016-7871, CVE-2016-7873, CVE-2016-7874, CVE-2016-7875, CVE-2016-7876).
Thes
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00064.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00112.htmlhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2947.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94871http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037442http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-624https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-154https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-39.htmlhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-17http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00064.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00112.htmlhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2947.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94871http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037442http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-624https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-154https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-39.htmlhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-17
2016-12-15
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