CVE-2016-7871
published 2016-12-15CVE-2016-7871: Adobe Flash Player versions 23.0.0.207 and earlier, 11.2.202.644 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability in the Worker class…
PriorityP348high8.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
6.72%
93.2th percentile
Adobe Flash Player versions 23.0.0.207 and earlier, 11.2.202.644 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability in the Worker class. 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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Red Hat
flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB16-39
vendor_redhat·2016-12-13·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2016-7871 [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 memory corruption vulnerability in the Worker class. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Package: flash-plugin (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Will not fix
GHSA
GHSA-wjx6-c3cr-2hp8: Adobe Flash Player versions 23
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14
CVE-2016-7871 [CRITICAL] CWE-119 GHSA-wjx6-c3cr-2hp8: Adobe Flash Player versions 23
Adobe Flash Player versions 23.0.0.207 and earlier, 11.2.202.644 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability in the Worker class. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Unit42
Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 Vulnerability Research December 2016 Disclosures
blogs_unit42·2016-12-16·CVSS 7.8
[HIGH] Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 Vulnerability Research December 2016 Disclosures
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Threat Research
Vulnerabilities
## Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 Vulnerability Research December 2016 Disclosures
Unit 42
Published: December 16, 2016
Threat Research
Vulnerabilities
Adobe Flash
ICloud
ITunes
Microsoft Office
Safari
As part of Unit 42’s ongoing threat research, we can now disclose that Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 researchers have reported six vulnerabilities that have been fixed by Apple, Adobe and Microsoft.
This includes two vulnerabilities in Apple WebKit and impacts iCloud for Windows , Safari , iTunes for Windows , tvOS and iOS .
CVE-2016-7639: Tongbo Luo
CVE-2016-7642: Tongbo Luo
This includes three code execution vulnerabilities affecting Adobe Flash (APSB16-39) .
CVE-2016-7873: Tao Yan
CVE-2016-7874: Tao Yan
CVE-2016-7871: T
Unit42
Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 Vulnerability Research December 2016 Disclosures
blogs_unit42·2016-12-16·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2016-7639 [HIGH] Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 Vulnerability Research December 2016 Disclosures
As part of Unit 42’s ongoing threat research, we can now disclose that Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 researchers have reported six vulnerabilities that have been fixed by Apple, Adobe and Microsoft.
This includes two vulnerabilities in Apple WebKit and impacts iCloud for Windows, Safari, iTunes for Windows, tvOS and iOS.
1. CVE-2016-7639: Tongbo Luo
2. CVE-2016-7642: Tongbo Luo
This includes three code execution vulnerabilities affecting Adobe Flash (APSB16-39).
1. CVE-2016-7873: Tao Yan
2. CVE-2016-7874: Tao Yan
3. CVE-2016-7871: Tao Yan
And this includes one memory corruption vulnerability affecting Microsoft Office for the Mac (MS16-148):
1. CVE-2016-7263: Jin Chen
For current customers with a Threat Prevention subscription, Palo Alto Networks has also released IPS signatures provid
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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/94866http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037442http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-627https://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/94866http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037442http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-627https://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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