CVE-2016-7855

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...

Basic Information

CVE State: PUBLISHED
Reserved Date: September 09, 2016
Published Date: November 01, 2016
Last Updated: February 04, 2025
Vendor: Adobe
Product: Flash Player
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.
Tags

CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1

8.8 - HIGH

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

CVSS v2.0

9.3

Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

SSVC Information

Exploitation: active
Technical Impact: total

Exploit Status

Exploited in the Wild: Yes (2022-03-03 00:00:00 UTC) Source

References

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-10 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-128 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037111 https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-36.html http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2119.html https://security.googleblog.com/2016/10/disclosing-vulnerabilities-to-protect.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93861

Known Exploited Vulnerability Information

Source	Added Date
CISA	2022-03-03 00:00:00 UTC

Timeline

CVE ID Reserved

September 09, 2016
CVE Published to Public

November 01, 2016
Added to KEVIntel

March 03, 2022