CVE-2016-7855

HIGH KEV

Adobe Flash Player < 23.0.0.185 - Use After Free

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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.

Exploits (1)

nomisec SCANNER 1 stars

by swagatbora90 · poc

https://github.com/swagatbora90/CheckFlashPlayerVersion

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References (8)

[Third Party Advisory] http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2119.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93861

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037111

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-128

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-36.html

[Third Party Advisory] https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-10

[Third Party Advisory] https://security.googleblog.com/2016/10/disclosing-vulnerabilities-to-protect.html

[Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-7855

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8

EPSS 0.5749

EPSS Percentile 98.2%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CISA KEV 2022-03-03

VulnCheck KEV 2016-10-21

InTheWild.io 2016-10-21

ENISA EUVD EUVD-2016-8704

CWE

CWE-416

Status published

Products (8)

adobe/flash_player < 11.2.202.637

adobe/flash_player < 23.0.0.185 (4 CPE variants)

redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop 5.0

redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop 6.0

redhat/enterprise_linux_server 5.0

redhat/enterprise_linux_server 6.0

redhat/enterprise_linux_workstation 5.0

redhat/enterprise_linux_workstation 6.0

Published Nov 01, 2016

KEV Added Mar 03, 2022

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026