CVE-2016-7855
HIGHCISA KEVEPSS 98th pctlDescription
Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 23.0.0.205 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.643 on Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in October 2016.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 98% of all known CVEs.
Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player Windows and OS and Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
Remediation due: 2022-03-24
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2119.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93861
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037111
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-128
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-36.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-10
- https://security.googleblog.com/2016/10/disclosing-vulnerabilities-to-protect.html
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-7855
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