CVE-2016-0959

Description

Use after free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime before 20.0.0.267, Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release before 18.0.0.324, Adobe Flash Player for Google Chrome before 20.0.0.267, Adobe Flash Player for Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11 before 20.0.0.267, Adobe Flash Player for Internet Explorer 10 and 11 before 20.0.0.267, Adobe Flash Player for Linux before 11.2.202.559, AIR Desktop Runtime before 20.0.0.233, AIR SDK before 20.0.0.233, AIR SDK & Compiler before 20.0.0.233, AIR for Android before 20.0.0.233.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.98% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory adobe.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2697.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1294580 issue tracking third party advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-01.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-0959?
CVE-2016-0959 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-0959?
To fix CVE-2016-0959, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-0959 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-0959 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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