vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2016-7879: Critical: flash-plugin security update (RHSA-2016:2947)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Dec 14, 2016 | Dec 15, 2016 | Feb 19, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Dec 14, 2016
Added
Dec 15, 2016
Modified
Feb 19, 2026
Description
Adobe Flash Player versions 23.0.0.207 and earlier, 11.2.202.644 and earlier have an exploitable use after free vulnerability in the NetConnection class when handling an attached script object. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Solution
redhat-upgrade-flash-plugin
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