CVE-2016-7879
published 2016-12-15CVE-2016-7879: Adobe Flash Player versions 23.0.0.207 and earlier, 11.2.202.644 and earlier have an exploitable use after free vulnerability in the NetConnection class when…
PriorityP348high8.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
7.68%
93.9th percentile
Adobe Flash Player versions 23.0.0.207 and earlier, 11.2.202.644 and earlier have an exploitable use after free vulnerability in the NetConnection class when handling an attached script object. 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-2016-7879 [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 use after free vulnerability in the NetConnection class when handling an attached script object. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Package: flash-plugin (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Will not fix
GHSA
GHSA-44w8-g2pc-jwwm: Adobe Flash Player versions 23
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14
CVE-2016-7879 [CRITICAL] CWE-416 GHSA-44w8-g2pc-jwwm: Adobe Flash Player versions 23
Adobe Flash Player versions 23.0.0.207 and earlier, 11.2.202.644 and earlier have an exploitable use after free vulnerability in the NetConnection class when handling an attached script object. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
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/94873http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037442http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-619https://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/94873http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037442http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-619https://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
Published