High severity · published Dec 15, 2016
CVE-2016-7892
Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Vulnerability
In wildKEV
8.8
CVSS
18.8%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)18.8% · higher than 97% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed Mar 25, 2022
Federal remediation dueApr 15, 2022
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AF
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 · source: vendor
FP
Flash Player · Adobe
through 23.0.0.207; through 23.0.0.207; through 23.0.0.207; through 11.2.202.644 · source: NVD, KEV
FP
Flash Player Desktop Runtime · Adobe
through 23.0.0.207 · source: NVD
Affected product
AF
Adobe Flash Player 23.0.0.207 and earlier, 11.2.202.644 and earlier
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7892
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7892
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
vendor-advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00064.html
vendor-advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-154
vendor-advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-17
vdb-entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037442
vendor-advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2947.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-39.html