CVE-2016-7868

HOCH 8.8CVE-2016-7868 · Published 15/12/2016 · updated 17/06/2026

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
flash player adobe	`≤ 11.2.202.644≤ 23.0.0.207`	No fix yet
flash player desktop runtime adobe	`≤ 23.0.0.207`	No fix yet

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 alternation functionality. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

References

lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00064.html · Broken Link
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00112.html · Broken Link
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2947.html · Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com/bid/94871 · Broken Link
securitytracker.com/id/1037442 · Broken Link
zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-625 · Third Party Advisory
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-154 · Patch
helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-39.html · Patch
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-17 · Third Party Advisory

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