CVE-2016-7892
HIGH KEVAdobe Flash Player < 23.0.0.207 and <= 11.2.202.644 - Use-After-Free in TextField Class
Title source: llmExploitation Summary
CVE-2016-7892 is actively exploited and listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added March 25, 2022.
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 TextField class. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
References (9)
Core 9
Core References
Broken Link vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00064.html
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
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
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-39.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94877
Broken Link vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00112.html
Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-7892
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.2197
EPSS Percentile
95.9%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
active
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CISA KEV
2022-03-25
VulnCheck KEV
2016-12-13
InTheWild.io
2016-12-13
ENISA EUVD
EUVD-2016-8741
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
KEV Added
Mar 25, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026