CVE-2016-7859

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 7.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-11-08 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-416

Description

Adobe Flash Player versions 23.0.0.205 and earlier, 11.2.202.643 and earlier have an exploitable use-after-free vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Affected products

Adobe Flash Player 24.0.0.186 and earlier.: through 23.0.0.205
Adobe Flash Player For Linux: through 11.2.202.643
RedHat Enterprise Linux Desktop: 5.0, 6.0
RedHat Enterprise Linux Server: 5.0, 6.0
RedHat Enterprise Linux Workstation: 5.0, 6.0

References

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2676.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94153
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037240
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-602
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-141
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-37.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-18
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2676.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94153
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037240
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-602
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-141

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