High severity · published Oct 13, 2016
CVE-2016-6990
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 or…
8.8
CVSS
4.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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 or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4273, CVE-2016-6982, CVE-2016-6983, CVE-2016-6984, CVE-2016-6985, CVE-2016-6986, and CVE-2016-6989.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.6% · higher than 92% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FP
Flash Player · Adobe
through 23.0.0.162; through 23.0.0.162; through 23.0.0.162; through 18.0.0.375; through 11.2.202.635 · source: NVD
FP
Flash Player Desktop Runtime · Adobe
through 23.0.0.162 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6990
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6990
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2057.html
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93490
Broken Link
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036985
Patch
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-32.html
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-10
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