{
    "id": "CVE-2016-0974",
    "published": "2016-02-10 20:59:22",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 00:38:34",
    "cvss_score": "8.8",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-416",
    "description": "Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.329 and 19.x and 20.x before 20.0.0.306 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.569 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 20.0.0.260, Adobe AIR SDK before 20.0.0.260, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 20.0.0.260 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0973, CVE-2016-0975, CVE-2016-0982, CVE-2016-0983, and CVE-2016-0984.",
    "epss_score": "0.30774",
    "epss_percentile": "0.98194",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 18:17:14",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "adobe",
            "product": "air_desktop_runtime"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "adobe",
            "product": "air_sdk"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "adobe",
            "product": "air_sdk_\\&_compiler"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "adobe",
            "product": "flash_player"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "adobe",
            "product": "flash_player_desktop_runtime"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "apple",
            "product": "iphone_os"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "apple",
            "product": "mac_os_x"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "google",
            "product": "android"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "google",
            "product": "chrome_os"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "linux",
            "product": "linux_kernel"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_10"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_8.1"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "39463",
            "title": "Adobe Flash - LoadVars.decode Use-After-Free",
            "date": "2016-02-17",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39463"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00025.html",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00027.html",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00029.html",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00030.html",
        "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0166.html",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034970",
        "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-04.html",
        "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-07",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39463/",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00025.html",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00027.html",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00029.html",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00030.html",
        "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0166.html",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034970",
        "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-04.html",
        "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-07",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39463/"
    ]
}