CVE-2016-7879

8.8 highEPSS 7.7%

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 NetConnection class when handling an attached script object. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

8.8 high

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 7.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 94% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-416
Published: 2016-12-15
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

adobe:flash_player
adobe:flash_player_desktop_runtime

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00064.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00112.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2947.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94873
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037442

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