CVE-2016-7871
Adobe Flash Player versions 23.0.0.207 and earlier, 11.2.202.644 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability in the Worker class.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.72%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Adobe Flash Player versions 23.0.0.207 and earlier, 11.2.202.644 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability in the Worker class. 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
- 6.72% probability · 94th 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 6.7% 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/94866Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037442Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-627Third 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/94866Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037442Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-627Third 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.