CVE-2016-7020

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.366 and 19.x through 22.x before 22.0.0.209 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.632 on Linux allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4173, CVE-2016-4174, CVE-2016-4222, CVE-2016-4226, CVE-2016-4227, CVE-2016-4228, CVE-2016-4229, CVE-2016-4230, CVE-2016-4231, and CVE-2016-4248.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 5.01% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory adobe.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-25.html patch vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1423 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94192 vdb entry third party advisory broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-7020?
CVE-2016-7020 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-7020?
To fix CVE-2016-7020, 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-2016-7020 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-7020 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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