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SUSE: CVE-2016-7879: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

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SUSE: CVE-2016-7879: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
12/14/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
12/15/2016
Modified
11/18/2022

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(s)

  • suse-upgrade-flash-player
  • suse-upgrade-flash-player-gnome

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