8.8high
CVE-2016-7855KEVin critical feed
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 att…
Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
8.8
v3.1 · CNA
CISA KEV
Yes
added 2022-03-03
EPSS
25.2%
percentile 98%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
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.
Known exploited (CISA KEV)
- Added
- 4 y ago
- Due date
- 2022-03-24 (4 y ago)
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Required action
- The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
- Vendor / product
- Adobe / Flash Player
- CISA name
- Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Vulnerability
CISA SSVC assessment
- Exploitation
- Active — exploited in the wild
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 21 mo ago
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
25.20% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-416 Use After Free
References
- security.gentoo.org /glsa/201610-10 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
- docs.microsoft.com /en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-128 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1037111 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- helpx.adobe.com /security/products/flash-player/apsb16-36.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2016-2119.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
- security.googleblog.com /2016/10/disclosing-vulnerabilities-to-protect.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/93861 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- cisa.gov /known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-7855 · government-resource
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-7855
- NVD: CVE-2016-7855
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