CVEs / CVE-2016-7892
CVE-2016-7892: Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 25 Mar 2022
- high 8.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 18.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
Adobe Flash Player has an exploitable use-after-free vulnerability in the TextField class.
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.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| n/a 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 | — |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 25 Mar 2022 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 15 Apr 2022 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 8.8 highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-416 |
References
- CVE-2016-7892 on NVD
- CVE-2016-7892 in the CISA KEV catalog
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00064.html Broken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00112.html Broken Link
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2947.html Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94877 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037442 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-154 Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-39.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-17 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-7892 US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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