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CVE-2016-0959

Published: Jun 27, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-416
NVD MITRE
9.8CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
5.2%
Top 8.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Use after free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime before 20.0.0.267, Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release before 18.0.0.324, Adobe Flash Player for Google Chrome before 20.0.0.267, Adobe Flash Player for Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11 before 20.0.0.267, Adobe Flash Player for Internet Explorer 10 and 11 before 20.0.0.267, Adobe Flash Player for Linux before 11.2.202.559, AIR Desktop Runtime before 20.0.0.233, AIR SDK before 20.0.0.233, AIR SDK & Compiler before 20.0.0.233, AIR for Android before 20.0.0.233.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-416

Affected Products

Flash Player for LinuxAdobe Systems Inc.
On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / media-player
Flash PlayerAdobe Systems Inc.
Desktop App
Consumer Software / media-player
Adobe Integrated RuntimeAdobe Systems Inc.
On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / file-utility
Adobe Flash Player Extended Support ReleaseAdobe Systems Inc.
On-prem
Consumer Software / productivity
n/an/a
adobe systems inc.commercialUSConsumer Softwareaka adobe
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1294580
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-01.html
helpx.adobe.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2697.html
rhn.redhat.com
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Timeline

Published
Jun 27, 2017
Last Updated
May 13, 2026

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