CVE-2016-7862 is an exploitable use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player versions 23.0.0.205 and earlier, and 11.2.202.643 and earlier, affecting products from Adobe, Apple, Google, Linux, Microsoft, and Red Hat. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating it can be exploited over the network with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA KEV and lacking public exploit code in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, it garnered significant community discussion and media coverage at the time of its disclosure.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 23.0.0.205CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 11.2.202.643CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_for_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 23.0.0.205CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:chrome:*:* | ||
<= 23.0.0.205CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:edge:*:* | ||
<= 23.0.0.205CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:internet_explorer:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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