CVE-2016-7869

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 backtrack search functionality. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2016-7869

Assigner
psirt@adobe.com

Vulnerability Status
Analyzed

Published Version
2016-12-15T06:59:33

Last Modified Date
2022-11-16T22:03:06

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-787	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/787.html

CPE Configuration (Product)

CPE	Vulnerable	Operator	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-16-624
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-2016-7869
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-7869

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-05-10 18:21:49				Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 12:28:04	2016-12-15T06:59Z	2016-12-15T06:59:33	CVE Published Date	updated
2022-12-02 12:28:04		2022-11-16T22:03:06	CVE Modified Date	updated
2022-12-02 12:28:04		Analyzed	Vulnerability Status	updated