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CVE-2016-7855

HIGHCISA KEV

8.8

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score8.8

SeverityHIGH

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

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionREQUIRED

Published11/1/2016

Last Modified4/21/2026

Sourcekev

Honeypot Sightings0

CISA KEV

VendorAdobe

ProductFlash Player

Vulnerability NameAdobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Vulnerability

KEV Date Added2022-03-03

Remediation Due Date2022-03-24

Ransomware UseUnknown

Affected Products

adobe:flash_playerapple:mac_os_xgoogle:chrome_oslinux:linux_kernelmicrosoft:windowsmicrosoft:windows_10microsoft:windows_8.1microsoft:windows_rt_8.1microsoft:windows_server_2012redhat:enterprise_linux_desktopredhat:enterprise_linux_serverredhat:enterprise_linux_workstation

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-416CWE-416

References

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2119.html(psirt@adobe.com)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93861(psirt@adobe.com)

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037111(psirt@adobe.com)

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-128(psirt@adobe.com)

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-36.html(psirt@adobe.com)

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-10(psirt@adobe.com)

https://security.googleblog.com/2016/10/disclosing-vulnerabilities-to-protect.html(psirt@adobe.com)

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2119.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93861(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037111(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-128(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-36.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-10(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://security.googleblog.com/2016/10/disclosing-vulnerabilities-to-protect.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-7855(134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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