CVE-2016-0997

Summary

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.333 and 19.x through 21.x before 21.0.0.182 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.577 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 21.0.0.176, Adobe AIR SDK before 21.0.0.176, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 21.0.0.176 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0987, CVE-2016-0988, CVE-2016-0990, CVE-2016-0991, CVE-2016-0994, CVE-2016-0995, CVE-2016-0996, CVE-2016-0998, CVE-2016-0999, and CVE-2016-1000.

Impact & exploitability

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products we track (1)

Recommendation

Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.

Official patch: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-08.html ↗

Additional information

• NVD record
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-08.htmlPatch
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00022.htmlAdvisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00023.htmlAdvisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00024.htmlAdvisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00032.htmlAdvisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84312Advisory
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035251Advisory
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-07Advisory