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CVE-2016-0997 EXPLOIT

8.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 28.5% (pctl 98)

Patch early

A public exploit exists.

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-2016-0990, CVE-2016-0991, CVE-2016-0994, CVE-2016-0995, CVE-2016-0996, CVE-2016-0998, CVE-2016-0999, and CVE-2016-1000.

Scoring

CVSS8.8 (HIGH, v3.1)
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS28.53% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs
WeaknessCWE-416
On CISA KEVno
Public exploityes
Published2016-03-12
Last modified2026-06-17

Affected (15)

VendorProduct
adobeair
adobeair desktop runtime
adobeair sdk
adobeair sdk \& compiler
adobeflash player
adobeflash player desktop runtime
appleiphone os
applemac os x
googleandroid
googlechrome os
linuxlinux kernel
microsoftwindows
microsoftwindows 10
microsoftwindows 8.1
samsungx14j firmware

Public exploits

SourceTitleDate
exploit-dbAdobe Flash - Uninitialized Stack Parameter Access in MovieClip.swapDepths UaF Fix2016-03-23

References

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