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    CVE-2016-0984

    Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.329 and 19.x and 20.x before 20.0.0.306 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.569 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 20.0.0.260, Adobe AIR SDK before 20.0.0.260, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 20.0.0.260 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0973, CVE-2016-0974, CVE-2016-0975, CVE-2016-0982, and CVE-2016-0983.

    Published:Feb 9, 2016
    Last Modified:Apr 22, 2026
    EPS:Feb 10, 2016
    EPSS Score:0.75907
    CVSS Score:8.8

    CISA Notification

    Description

    Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.329 and 19.x and 20.x before 20.0.0.306 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.569 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 20.0.0.260, Adobe AIR SDK before 20.0.0.260, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 20.0.0.260 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0973, CVE-2016-0974, CVE-2016-0975, CVE-2016-0982, and CVE-2016-0983.

    Required Action:

    The impacted products are end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

    Notes:

    No extra notes provided.

    Due Date
    Jun 15, 2022
    1549 days ago
    Alert Date
    May 25, 2022
    1570 days ago

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Adobe
    Product
    Air Desktop Runtime
    Vendor
    Adobe
    Product
    Air Sdk
    Vendor
    Adobe
    Product
    Air Sdk \& Compiler
    Vendor
    Adobe
    Product
    Flash Player
    Vendor
    Adobe
    Product
    Flash Player Desktop Runtime
    Vendor
    Apple
    Product
    Iphone Os
    Vendor
    Apple
    Product
    Mac Os X
    Vendor
    Google
    Product
    Android
    Vendor
    Google
    Product
    Chrome Os
    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Extras

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39462/https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39462/https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39462

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-416 Use After Free

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    Related CVEs

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    CVE-2016-4121 (CVSS 9.8) — Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.352 and 19.x through 21.x before 21.0.0.242 o…
    CVE-2016-4162 (CVSS 9.8) — Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.352 and 19.x through 21.x before 21.0.0.242 on Windows and OS X and before 11…
    CVE-2016-4160 (CVSS 9.8) — Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.352 and 19.x through 21.x before 21.0.0.242 on Windows and OS X and before 11…
    CVE-2016-4120 (CVSS 9.8) — Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.352 and 19.x through 21.x before 21.0.0.242 on Windows and OS X and before 11…
    CVE-2016-4163 (CVSS 9.8) — Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.352 and 19.x through 21.x before 21.0.0.242 on Windows and OS X and before 11…
    CVE-2016-4161 (CVSS 9.8) — Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.352 and 19.x through 21.x before 21.0.0.242 on Windows and OS X and before 11…
    CVE-2016-1011 (CVSS 8.8) — Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.343 and 19.x through 21.x before 21.0.0.213 o…
    CVE-2016-1033 (CVSS 8.8) — Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.343 and 19.x through 21.x before 21.0.0.213 on Windows and OS X and before 11…
    CVE-2016-1013 (CVSS 8.8) — Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.343 and 19.x through 21.x before 21.0.0.213 o…

    References

    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00025.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00027.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00029.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00030.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0166.html
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034970
    https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-04.html
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-07
    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39462/
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00025.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00027.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00029.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00030.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0166.html
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034970
    https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-04.html
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-07
    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39462/
    https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-0984

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High