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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2016-7869: Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2016-7869: Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
12/15/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
11/18/2022

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.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-www-plugins-adobe-flash

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