CVE-2016-7879

HIGH

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 NetConnection class when handling an attached script object. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00064.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00112.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2947.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94873

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037442

http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-619

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-154

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-39.html

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-17

Details

Source: MITRE

Published: 2016-12-15

Updated: 2018-10-12

Type: CWE-416

Risk Information

CVSS v2.0

Base Score: 10

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Impact Score: 10

Exploitability Score: 10

Severity: HIGH

CVSS v3.0

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Impact Score: 5.9

Exploitability Score: 3.9

Severity: CRITICAL