Adobe Flash Player versions 23.0.0.207 and earlier, 11.2.202.644 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability in the PSDK class related to ad policy functionality method. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2016-7873 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Base Score | 6.8 |
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Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Access Vector | Network |
Access Complexity | Medium |
Authentication | None |
Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
Integrity Impact | Partial |
Availability Impact | Partial |
CVSS3 Base Score | 8.8 |
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CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Attack Vector | Network |
Attack Complexity | Low |
Privileges Required | None |
User Interaction | Required |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity Impact | High |
Availability Impact | High |
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Platform | Errata | Release Date |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary (v. 6) (flash-plugin) | RHSA-2016:2947 | 2016-12-14 |
Platform | Package | State |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | flash-plugin | Will not fix |