CVE-2016-6992

HIGH

Adobe Flash Player < 23.0.0.162 - Type Confusion

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.382 and 19.x through 23.x before 23.0.0.185 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.637 on Linux allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging an unspecified "type confusion."

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93488
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-10
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2057.html
Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036985

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0879
EPSS Percentile 92.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-843
Status published
Products (4)
adobe/flash_player < 11.2.202.635
adobe/flash_player < 18.0.0.375
adobe/flash_player < 23.0.0.162 (3 CPE variants)
adobe/flash_player_desktop_runtime < 23.0.0.162
Published Oct 13, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026