CVE-2016-0990

Description

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-2016-0991, CVE-2016-0994, CVE-2016-0995, CVE-2016-0996, CVE-2016-0997, CVE-2016-0998, CVE-2016-0999, and CVE-2016-1000.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 6.28% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory adobe.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00032.html mailing list broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035251 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00024.html mailing list broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-07 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00022.html mailing list broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-08.html patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84312 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00023.html mailing list broken link third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-0990?
CVE-2016-0990 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-0990?
To fix CVE-2016-0990, 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-2016-0990 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-0990 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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