high8.8Known exploited
CVE-2016-7855
Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Exploited in the wild
This vulnerability is on a Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue, added 2022-03-03. Federal due date: 2022-03-24.
The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe | Flash Player | through 23.0.0.185 through 11.2.202.637 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop | Versions 5.0, 6.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server | Versions 5.0, 6.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Workstation | Versions 5.0, 6.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- CISA KEV catalog
- 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
- 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