CVE-2016-7855

critical-risk
Published 2016-11-01

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.

Do I need to act?

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49.8% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 50% of all CVEs
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CISA KEV: actively exploited in the wild
On the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — federal agencies must patch
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 8.8/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (11)

Affected Vendors

Adobe Redhat

References (15)

Third Party Advisory http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2119.html
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93861
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037111
Patch https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-12...
Patch https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-36.html
Third Party Advisory https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-10
Third Party Advisory https://security.googleblog.com/2016/10/disclosing-vulnerabilities-to-protect.ht...
Third Party Advisory http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2119.html
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93861
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037111
Patch https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-12...
Patch https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-36.html
Third Party Advisory https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-10
Third Party Advisory https://security.googleblog.com/2016/10/disclosing-vulnerabilities-to-protect.ht...
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-...
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critical-risk
Severity 30/34 · Critical
Exploitability 25/34 · High
Exposure 16/34 · Moderate