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8.8High KEV

CVE-2016-7855Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Vulnerability

adobe flash player; redhat enterprise linux desktop; redhat enterprise linux server; redhat enterprise linux workstation Published: (10 years ago)

Known exploited — Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Vulnerability

CISA confirmed this vulnerability is used in real attacks on 03.03.2022. Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: 24.03.2022.

Required action: The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7855

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.

Weakness (CWE): CWE-416

Data: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Published as the sources state it, in English.

Affected products and versions

VendorProductVersions
adobe flash player ≤ 23.0.0.185
redhat enterprise linux desktop 5.0
redhat enterprise linux server 5.0
redhat enterprise linux workstation 5.0

References and patches

CPE matches (NVD) (11)
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:chrome:*:* ≤ 23.0.0.185
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:edge:*:* ≤ 23.0.0.185
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:internet_explorer:*:* ≤ 23.0.0.185
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:* ≤ 11.2.202.637
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≤ 23.0.0.185
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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