CVE-2016-7855
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.8 High
- Published
- Nov 1, 2016
- Updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- Reserved
- Sep 9, 2016
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 8.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-416 Use After Free
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
|
References
- GLSA-201610-10vendor-advisory
- MS16-128vendor-advisory
- 1037111vdb-entry
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-36.html
- RHSA-2016:2119vendor-advisory
- https://security.googleblog.com/2016/10/disclosing-vulnerabilities-to-protect.html
- 93861vdb-entry
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-7855government-resource
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