CVE-2016-7868

CVSS V2 Medium 6.8 CVSS V3 High 8.8
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2016-7868
  • Assigner
  • psirt@adobe.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2016-12-15T06:59:32
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2022-11-16T22:05:43
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-787 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/787.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
AND
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_desktop_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 23.0.0.207
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
AND
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:edge:*:* 1 OR 23.0.0.207
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:internet_explorer:*:* 1 OR 23.0.0.207
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
AND
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:chrome:*:* 1 OR 23.0.0.207
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:google:chrome_os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
AND
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 11.2.202.644
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 6.8
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 8.6
  • Impact Score
  • 6.4
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.1
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • NONE
  • User Interaction
  • REQUIRED
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • HIGH
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 8.8
  • Base Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 2.8
  • Impact Score
  • 5.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-39.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94871
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-625
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037442
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2947.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00112.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00064.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-17
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-154
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7868
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-7868
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 18:21:49 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 12:28:01 2016-12-15T06:59Z 2016-12-15T06:59:32 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 12:28:01 2022-11-16T22:05:43 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 12:28:01 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated