CVE-2016-7855
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2016-11-01 22:46
Modified
2024-08-06 02:13
Severity ?
EPSS score ?
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
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
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