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CVE-2016-7868

Published: Dec 15, 2016Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-787
NVD MITRE
8.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
11.0%
Top 4.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-787

Affected Products

flash player desktop runtimeadobe
On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / media-player
flash playeradobe
Desktop App
Consumer Software / media-player
Flash PlayerAdobe Systems Inc.
Desktop App
Consumer Software / media-player
Flash Player for LinuxAdobe Systems Inc.
On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / media-player
Adobe Flash Player 23.0.0.207 and earlier, 11.2.202.644 and earliern/a
adobecommercialUSConsumer Softwareaka adobe systems inc.
adobe systems inc.commercialUSConsumer Softwareaka adobe

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00064.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00112.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2947.html
rhn.redhat.com
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Timeline

Published
Dec 15, 2016
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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