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FreeBSD: VID-DE6D01D5-9C44-11E6-BA67-0011D823EEBD (CVE-2016-7855): flash -- remote code execution

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FreeBSD: VID-DE6D01D5-9C44-11E6-BA67-0011D823EEBD (CVE-2016-7855): flash -- remote code execution

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
10/26/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
11/14/2016
Modified
05/03/2022

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 23.0.0.205 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.643 on Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in October 2016.

Solution(s)

  • freebsd-upgrade-package-linux-c6-flashplugin
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-linux-c7-flashplugin
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-linux-f10-flashplugin

References

  • CVE-2016-7855

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