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CVE-2016-6981

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Published: Oct 13, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

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8.8
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.382 and 19.x through 23.x before 23.0.0.185 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.637 on Linux allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-6987.

Affected (6)

Adobe
2 products
Flash Player
Flash Player Desktop Runtime
Configuration A
1 vulnerable · 1 platform
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Flash Player
Up to 23.0.0.162
Running on/withPlatform Versions
Google
Chrome Os
All versions
Configuration B
2 vulnerable · 2 platform
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Adobe
Flash Player
Up to 23.0.0.162
Flash Player
Up to 23.0.0.162
Running on/withPlatform Versions
Microsoft
Windows 10
All versions
Microsoft
Windows 8.1
All versions
Configuration C
2 vulnerable · 2 platform
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Flash Player
Up to 18.0.0.375
Flash Player Desktop Runtime
Up to 23.0.0.162
Running on/withPlatform Versions
Apple
Mac Os X
All versions
Microsoft
Windows
All versions
Configuration D
1 vulnerable · 1 platform
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Flash Player
Up to 11.2.202.635
Running on/withPlatform Versions
Linux
Linux Kernel
All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-416
Use After Free
The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.

References (10)

Source: psirt@adobe.com
Third Party Advisory
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: psirt@adobe.com
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

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