CVE-2016-7855: Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Vulnerability
High · CVSS 8.8 (CVSS 3.1)KEV known exploitedEPSS 25.2%, 98th percentilePublished Updated Assigner: adobe
In CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Vulnerability.
Added , federal remediation due . Known ransomware use: Unknown.
Required action: The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
Description
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.
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Status incidents that name it
No tracked status incident names this CVE.
Affected vendors and products
Adobe: Flash Player
References
- CVE record on cve.org (opens in new tab)
- NVD entry (opens in new tab)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2119.html (opens in new tab)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-128 (opens in new tab)
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-36.html (opens in new tab)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-10 (opens in new tab)
- security.googleblog.com/2016/10/disclosing-vulnerabilities-to-protect.html (opens in new tab)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93861 (opens in new tab)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037111 (opens in new tab)
- CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (opens in new tab)
- This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (opens in new tab)
- Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (opens in new tab)
- EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (opens in new tab)