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Red Hat: CVE-2016-7855: Critical: flash-plugin security update (RHSA-2016:2119)

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Red Hat: CVE-2016-7855: Critical: flash-plugin security update (RHSA-2016:2119)

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

  • redhat-upgrade-flash-plugin

References

  • RHSA-2016:2119
  • MS16-128
  • 93861
  • 1037111
  • GLSA-201610-10
  • CVE-2016-7855

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