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2017 Vulnerability Report: A Shift in Cybercriminal Preferences
Vulnerabilities mentioned
All| CVE | Vulnerability | CVSS | EPSS | Signals | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2015-7645 | Arbitrary Code Execution in Adobe Flash Player via Crafted SWF Files | — | 65% | KEVRansomware | — KEV |
| CVE-2016-0189 | Memory Corruption RCE in Microsoft IE Scripting Engines (JScript/VBScript) | 7.5 | 94% | KEVRansomwarePoC | KEV |
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Adobe Flash Player provided six of the top 10 vulnerabilities used by exploit kits in 2016. Since our 2015 ranking, Flash Player’s popularity with cyber criminals remains after increased Adobe security issue mitigation efforts. Vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, Windows, and Silverlight rounded out the top 10 vulnerabilities used by exploit kits.
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