CVE-2016-7855
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2016-11-01 22:46
Modified
2025-02-04 21:35
Summary
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.
References
psirt@adobe.comhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2119.htmlThird Party Advisory
psirt@adobe.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93861Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
psirt@adobe.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037111Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
psirt@adobe.comhttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-128Patch, Vendor Advisory
psirt@adobe.comhttps://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-36.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
psirt@adobe.comhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-10Third Party Advisory
psirt@adobe.comhttps://security.googleblog.com/2016/10/disclosing-vulnerabilities-to-protect.htmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2119.htmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93861Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037111Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-128Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-36.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-10Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.googleblog.com/2016/10/disclosing-vulnerabilities-to-protect.htmlThird Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a n/a Version: n/a
CISA Known exploited vulnerability
Data from the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Date added: 2022-03-03

Due date: 2022-03-24

Required action: The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

Used in ransomware: Unknown

Notes: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7855

Show details on NVD website


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