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CVE-2016-7855

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.

Published

2016-11-01T22:59:00.167

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 8.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-416
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-416
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application adobe flash_player ≤ 23.0.0.185 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x - No
Operating System google chrome_os - No
Operating System linux linux_kernel - No
Operating System microsoft windows - No
Application adobe flash_player ≤ 23.0.0.185 Yes
Application adobe flash_player ≤ 23.0.0.185 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_10 - No
Operating System microsoft windows_10 1511 No
Operating System microsoft windows_10 1607 No
Operating System microsoft windows_8.1 - No
Operating System microsoft windows_rt_8.1 - No
Operating System microsoft windows_server_2012 - No
Operating System microsoft windows_server_2012 r2 No
Application adobe flash_player ≤ 11.2.202.637 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel - No
Application adobe flash_player ≤ 23.0.0.185 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x - No
Operating System microsoft windows - No
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_desktop 5.0 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_desktop 6.0 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_server 5.0 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_server 6.0 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_workstation 5.0 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_workstation 6.0 Yes
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