CVE Feed

    Dashboard / CVE / CVE-2016-7855

    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 to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in October 2016.

    Published:Oct 26, 2016
    Last Modified:Apr 21, 2026
    EPS:Nov 1, 2016
    EPSS Score:0.4976
    CVSS Score:8.8

    CISA Notification

    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.

    Required Action:

    The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

    Notes:

    No extra notes provided.

    Due Date
    Mar 24, 2022
    1632 days ago
    Alert Date
    Mar 3, 2022
    1653 days ago

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Adobe
    Product
    Flash Player
    Vendor
    Apple
    Product
    Mac Os X
    Vendor
    Google
    Product
    Chrome Os
    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows 10
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows 8.1
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Rt 8.1
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Server 2012
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Desktop
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Server
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Workstation
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Extras

    Exploits

    https://github.com/swagatbora90/CheckFlashPlayerVersion

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-416 Use After Free

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    Related CVEs

    CVE-2020-9746 (CVSS 7) — Adobe Flash Player version 32.0.0.433 (and earlier) are affected by an exploitable NULL pointer dereference vu…
    CVE-2020-9633 (CVSS 9.8) — Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime 32.0.0.371 and earlier, Adobe Flash Player for Google Chrome 32.0.0.371 and…
    CVE-2020-3757 (CVSS 8.8) — Adobe Flash Player versions 32.0.0.321 and earlier, 32.0.0.314 and earlier, 32.0.0.321 and earlier, and 32.0.0…
    CVE-2019-8075 (CVSS 7.5) — Adobe Flash Player version 32.0.0.192 and earlier versions have a Same Origin Policy Bypass vulnerability. Suc…
    CVE-2019-8070 (CVSS 9.8) — Adobe Flash Player 32.0.0.238 and earlier versions, 32.0.0.207 and earlier versions have a Use after free vuln…
    CVE-2019-8069 (CVSS 9.8) — Adobe Flash Player 32.0.0.238 and earlier versions, 32.0.0.207 and earlier versions have a Same Origin Method …
    CVE-2019-7845 (CVSS 8.8) — Adobe Flash Player versions 32.0.0.192 and earlier, 32.0.0.192 and earlier, and 32.0.0.192 and earlier have an…
    CVE-2019-7837 (CVSS 8.8) — Adobe Flash Player versions 32.0.0.171 and earlier, 32.0.0.171 and earlier, and 32.0.0.171 and earlier have a …
    CVE-2019-7108 (CVSS 7.5) — Adobe Flash Player versions 32.0.0.156 and earlier, 32.0.0.156 and earlier, and 32.0.0.156 and earlier have an…
    CVE-2019-7096 (CVSS 9.8) — Adobe Flash Player versions 32.0.0.156 and earlier, 32.0.0.156 and earlier, and 32.0.0.156 and earlier have an…

    References

    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2119.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93861
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037111
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-128
    https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-36.html
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-10
    https://security.googleblog.com/2016/10/disclosing-vulnerabilities-to-protect.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2119.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93861
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037111
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-128
    https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-36.html
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-10
    https://security.googleblog.com/2016/10/disclosing-vulnerabilities-to-protect.html
    https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-7855

    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