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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2016-4229: Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2016-4229: Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
07/12/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
01/27/2023

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.366 and 19.x through 22.x before 22.0.0.209 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.632 on Linux allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4173, CVE-2016-4174, CVE-2016-4222, CVE-2016-4226, CVE-2016-4227, CVE-2016-4228, CVE-2016-4230, CVE-2016-4231, and CVE-2016-4248.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-www-plugins-adobe-flash

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