vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2016-7870): adobe-flashplugin vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Dec 15, 2016 | Nov 19, 2024 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Dec 15, 2016
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
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 for specific search strategies. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-adobe-flashplugin
References
- CVE-2016-7870
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-7870
- CWE-787
- EUVD-EUVD-2016-8719
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2016-8719
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-39.html
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2947.html
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7870
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