CVE-2016-7870

Summary

CVECVE-2016-7870
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-12-15 06:59:00 UTC
Updated2022-11-16 22:02:00 UTC
DescriptionAdobe 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 for specific search strategies. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-787

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Adobe Flash Player 23.0.0.207 All All All
Application Adobe Flash Player 23.0.0.207 All All All
Application Adobe Flash Player 23.0.0.207 All All All
Application Adobe Flash Player 23.0.0.207 All All All
Application Adobe Flash Player 23.0.0.207 All All All
Application Adobe Flash Player 23.0.0.207 All All All
Application Adobe Flash Player All All All All
Application Adobe Flash Player All All All All
Application Adobe Flash Player All All All All
Application Adobe Flash Player All All All All
Application Adobe Flash Player All All All All
Application Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime All All All All
Application Adobe Flash Player For Linux All All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X All All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X - All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X All All All All
Operating System Google Chrome Os All All All All
Operating System Google Chrome Os - All All All
Operating System Google Chrome Os All All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel - All All All
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Operating System Microsoft Windows All All All All
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Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 All All All All
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Operating System Microsoft Windows 8.1 All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 8.1 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 8.1 All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-17) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:3148-1: critical: Security update for f SUSE lists.opensuse.org
Adobe Flash Player APSB16-39 Multiple Unspecified Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com
Adobe Security Bulletin CONFIRM helpx.adobe.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
ZDI-16-623 | Zero Day Initiative MISC www.zerodayinitiative.com
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS16-154 - Critical | Microsoft Docs MS docs.microsoft.com
Adobe Flash Player Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Bypass Security Restrictions and Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
openSUSE-SU-2016:3160-1: moderate: Security update for flash-player SUSE lists.opensuse.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 710422 Gentoo Linux Adobe Flash Player Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-17)
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