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

Advisories
More

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

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

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

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

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

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

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2016-8728

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

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

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

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2016-12-15

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.07679