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CVE-2016-7868

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: December 15, 2016 at 06:31 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:53 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorFlash PlayerFlash Player Desktop Runtime· also runs on 6 platforms

Using Adobe Flash Player 23.0.0.207 and earlier, 11.2.202.644 and earlier by N/A?

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 11%

Description

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 alternation functionality. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Flash Player· Adobe
95%
v ≤ 11.2.202.644v ≤ 23.0.0.207
apple-macos (environment) · google-chrome-os (environment) · linux-linux-kernel (environment) · microsoft-windows (environment) · microsoft-windows-10 (environment) · microsoft-windows-8-1 (environment)
Flash Player Desktop Runtime· Adobe
95%
v ≤ 23.0.0.207
apple-macos (environment) · microsoft-windows (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

References (9)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00064.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00112.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2947.html
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94871
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037442
x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-625
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_MSPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-154
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-39.html

CVSS

8.8HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787

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