High severity · published Nov 1, 2016
CVE-2016-7855
Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Vulnerability
In wildKEV
8.8
CVSS
25.2%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
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.
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)25.2% · higher than 98% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed Mar 3, 2022
Federal remediation dueMar 24, 2022
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
EL
Enterprise Linux Desktop · Redhat
5.0; 6.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server · Redhat
5.0; 6.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Workstation · Redhat
5.0; 6.0 · source: NVD
FP
Flash Player · Adobe
through 23.0.0.185; through 23.0.0.185; through 23.0.0.185; through 11.2.202.637; through 23.0.0.185 · source: NVD, KEV
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7855
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7855
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
vendor-advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-10
vendor-advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-128
vdb-entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037111
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-36.html
vendor-advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2119.html
x_refsource_MISC
https://security.googleblog.com/2016/10/disclosing-vulnerabilities-to-protect.html
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