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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 8.8/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2119.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93861Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037111Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-128Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-36.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-10Third Party Advisory
- https://security.googleblog.com/2016/10/disclosing-vulnerabilities-to-protect.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2119.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93861Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037111Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-128Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-36.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-10Third Party Advisory
- https://security.googleblog.com/2016/10/disclosing-vulnerabilities-to-protect.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-7855US Government Resource
Timeline
- Published
- Nov 1, 2016
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- Added to CISA KEV
- Mar 3, 2022
- NVD status
- Analyzed