CVE-2016-7892: Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Vulnerability

CVE-2016-7892 · Severity: critical · CVSS 8.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2022-03-25

Adobe Flash Player contains a use-after-free vulnerability in the TextField class. Successful exploitation allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system, typically requiring user interaction such as visiting a malicious website.

Technologies: Adobe AIR, Adobe Flash Player. Vendors: Adobe.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2016-7892 exploited in the wild?
Yes. CVE-2016-7892 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 25 March 2022. Treat it as urgent.
How severe is CVE-2016-7892?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 8.8, published 25 March 2022.
Which products and versions are affected?
Adobe Systems Incorporated Flash Player 23.0.0.207 and earlier; Adobe Systems Incorporated Flash Player 11.2.202.644 and earlier.
Is there a fix for CVE-2016-7892?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2016-7892 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2016-7892?
Check whether you run Adobe AIR or Adobe Flash Player. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Affected products

  • Adobe Systems Incorporated Flash Player 23.0.0.207 and earlier
  • Adobe Systems Incorporated Flash Player 11.2.202.644 and earlier

Timeline

  • 2016-12-13: advisory: Original Adobe advisory APSB16-39 published
  • 2022-03-25: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
  • 2022-03-25: disclosed: NVD publication date

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