CVE-2016-7869
Adobe 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 related to backtrack search functionality.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.1%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Adobe 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 related to backtrack search functionality. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 11.07% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- adobe/flash player desktop runtime · adobe/flash player
- Source
- psirt@adobe.com
EPSS 11.1% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00064.htmlBroken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00112.htmlBroken Link
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2947.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94871Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037442Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-624Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-154Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-39.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-17Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00064.htmlBroken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00112.htmlBroken Link
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2947.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94871Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037442Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-624Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-154Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-39.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-17Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.