CVE-2016-0983

Published: Feb 10, 2016Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-416

8.8HIGH

NVD MITRE

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-2016-0974, CVE-2016-0975, CVE-2016-0982, and CVE-2016-0984.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:RUser Interaction

Required

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:HIntegrity

High

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

CWE-416

Affected Products

Adobe Systems Inc.

commercial·USaka adobe

Flash PlayerDesktop App

Consumer Software / media-player

flash player desktop runtime

Consumer Software

air desktop runtime

Consumer Software

air sdkDev Tool

OSS Libraries / generic-library

air sdk \& compiler

Consumer Software

Adobe Integrated Runtime

Consumer Software

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques

Initial Access

Privilege Escalation

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References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00025.html

lists.opensuse.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00027.html

lists.opensuse.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00029.html

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