CVE-2016-7879

HIGH

Adobe Flash Player <= 23.0.0.207 and <= 11.2.202.644 - Use-After-Free in NetConnection Script Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (9)

Core 9
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-619
Patch, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ms
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-154
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-17
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94873
Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037442
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2947.html
Broken Link vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00112.html

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0768
EPSS Percentile 93.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-416
Status published
Products (4)
adobe/flash_player < 11.2.202.644
adobe/flash_player < 23.0.0.207 (3 CPE variants)
adobe/flash_player_desktop_runtime < 23.0.0.207
n/a/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
Published Dec 15, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026