CVE-2016-7867 Memory corruption in Adobe Flash Player 23.0.0.207 and earlier, 11.2.202.644 and earlier
An exploitable buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted regular expressions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-7867?
CVE-2016-7867 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, published on 15 Dec 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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 bookmarking in searches. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-7867?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Adobe Flash Player, Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime.
How do I fix CVE-2016-7867?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2016-7867 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-7867 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gcxq-976r-wv2c.