Buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player
CVE-2016-7868
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.110 (95.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Adobe Flash_player
- Adobe Flash_player_desktop_runtime
- Apple Mac_os_x
- Google Chrome_os
- Linux Linux_kernel
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Windows_10
- Microsoft Windows_8.1
- N/a Adobe Flash Player 23.0.0.207 And Earlier, 11.2.202.644 Earlier — versions Adobe Flash Player 23.0.0.207 and earlier, 11.2.202.644 and earlier
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- psirt@adobe.com (vendor-advisory, Broken Link, x_refsource_SUSE)
- psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- psirt@adobe.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_BID)
- psirt@adobe.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- psirt@adobe.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, Broken Link)
- psirt@adobe.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- psirt@adobe.com (vendor-advisory, Broken Link, x_refsource_SUSE)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-7868?
- CVE-2016-7868 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-12-15.
- How severe is CVE-2016-7868?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-7868 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.