Memory Corruption Flaw in Adobe Flash Player by Adobe
CVE-2016-7871

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Adobe
Status
Adobe Flash Player 23.0.0.207 And Earlier, 11.2.202.644 And Earlier
Vendor
CVE Published:
15 December 2016

Summary

Adobe Flash Player is affected by a memory corruption vulnerability within the Worker class, present in versions 23.0.0.207 and earlier, as well as 11.2.202.644 and earlier. Successful exploitation of this flaw may enable attackers to execute arbitrary code on the affected systems, potentially compromising security and leading to unauthorized access or system manipulation.

Affected Version(s)

Adobe Flash Player 23.0.0.207 and earlier, 11.2.202.644 and earlier Adobe Flash Player 23.0.0.207 and earlier, 11.2.202.644 and earlier

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016...
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https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securit...
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-17
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EPSS Score

7% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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