CVE-2016-7892
HIGHCISA KEVEPSS 97th pctlDescription
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.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 97% of all known CVEs.
Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Adobe Flash Player has an exploitable use-after-free vulnerability in the TextField class.
The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
Remediation due: 2022-04-15
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00064.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00112.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2947.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94877
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037442
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-154
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-39.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-17
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-7892
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