8.8
HIGH
CVE-2016-7872
Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Vulnerability in MovieClip 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 MovieClip class related to objects at multiple presentation levels. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 15, 2016, 6:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 16, 2022, 10:02 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-7872 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-7872 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Adobe flash_player_desktop_runtime
2 Adobe flash_player
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-7872.

URL Resource
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/94873 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037442 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-626 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

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Updated: 2 months, 4 weeks ago
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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-7872 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-7872 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 16, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Removed CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00064.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00064.html Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00112.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00112.html Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2947.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2947.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94873 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94873 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037442 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037442 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-626 No Types Assigned http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-626 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-154 No Types Assigned https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-154 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-17 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-17 Third Party Advisory
    Removed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:23.0.0.207:*:*:*:*:chrome:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:google:chrome_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Removed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 23.0.0.207 OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Removed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:23.0.0.207:*:*:*:*:edge:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:23.0.0.207:*:*:*:*:internet_explorer:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Removed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_for_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 11.2.202.644 OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_desktop_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 23.0.0.207 OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:edge:*:* versions up to (including) 23.0.0.207 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:internet_explorer:*:* versions up to (including) 23.0.0.207 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:chrome:*:* versions up to (including) 23.0.0.207 OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:google:chrome_os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 11.2.202.644 OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 12, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms16-154 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-154 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 18, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-17 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 07, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms16-154 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2947.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00112.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00064.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 22, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-626 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037442 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 16, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94873 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 15, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:23.0.0.207:*:*:*:*:chrome:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:google:chrome_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:23.0.0.207:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:23.0.0.207:*:*:*:*:edge:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:23.0.0.207:*:*:*:*:internet_explorer:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 4 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_for_linux:11.2.202.644:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-39.html No Types Assigned https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-39.html Vendor Advisory, Patch
    Added CWE CWE-416
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-7872 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-7872 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.76 }} 0.14%

score

0.88062

percentile

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