CVE-2019-7837

Adobe Flash Player versions 32.0.0.171 and earlier, 32.0.0.171 and earlier, and 32.0.0.171 and earlier have a use after free vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Published: 2019-05-22 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2019-7837 is rated Moderate Risk (64.7/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.21%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-7837

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-04-22 2.30% 2.21% -0.09%
2 2026-03-17 1.42% 2.30% +0.88%
3 2025-11-21 — 1.42% —

Full EPSS history (23 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-7837

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 5.9 [email protected]
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2019-7837

OS Trackers for CVE-2019-7837

vendor priority summary link
redhat critical — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-7837
ubuntu medium CVE-2019-7837 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (adobe-flashplugin, flashplugin-nonfree), 12 status rows across 6 suites (bionic, cosmic, disco, trusty, upstream, xenial): released 10, DNE 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-7837

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-7837

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
adobe flash_player_desktop_runtime <= 32.0.0.171 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_desktop_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player <= 32.0.0.171 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:chrome:*:*
adobe flash_player <= 32.0.0.171 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:edge:*:*
adobe flash_player <= 32.0.0.171 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:internet_explorer_11:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2019-7837

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