9.3

CVE-2016-7859: adobe flash_player Use After Free

CVSS: 9.3v2.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2016-7859
Published 08-11-2016Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-7859 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Use After Free vulnerability in adobe flash_player. EPSS estimates a 7.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.3/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
7.04%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 1
MGASA-2016-0370RHSA-2016:2676SUSE-SU-2016:2778-1

Timeline

  1. 08-11-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

7.04%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

94%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 7.04% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
7.04%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Redhat3 products
Adobe2 products
Ubuntu1 product
  • flashplugin-nonfree< 11.2.202.644ubuntu0.14.04.1 | < 11.2.202.644ubuntu0.16.04.1

3 vendors · 6 products

References

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