vulnerability
FreeBSD: VID-2482c798-93c6-11e6-846f-bc5ff4fb5ea1 (CVE-2016-6981): flash -- multiple vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Oct 24, 2016 | Nov 14, 2016 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Oct 24, 2016
Added
Nov 14, 2016
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
Description
Adobe reports: Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Flash Player for Windows, Macintosh, Linux and ChromeOS. These updates address critical vulnerabilities that could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. These updates resolve a type confusion vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2016-6992). These updates resolve use-after-free vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2016-6981, CVE-2016-6987). These updates resolve a security bypass vulnerability (CVE-2016-4286). These updates resolve memory corruption vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2016-4273, CVE-2016-6982, CVE-2016-6983, CVE-2016-6984, CVE-2016-6985, CVE-2016-6986, CVE-2016-6989, CVE-2016-6990).
Solutions
freebsd-upgrade-package-linux-c6-flashpluginfreebsd-upgrade-package-linux-c6_64-flashpluginfreebsd-upgrade-package-linux-c7-flashpluginfreebsd-upgrade-package-linux-f10-flashplugin
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