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Ubuntu: (CVE-2016-6981): flashplugin-nonfree vulnerability

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Severity

CVSS

(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

Published

Oct 13, 2016

Added

Nov 19, 2024

Modified

Apr 16, 2026

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.382 and 19.x through 23.x before 23.0.0.185 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.637 on Linux allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-6987.

Solutions

ubuntu-upgrade-adobe-flashpluginubuntu-upgrade-flashplugin-nonfree

References

CVE-2016-6981
https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-6981
CWE-416
EUVD-EUVD-2016-7866
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2016-7866
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-32.html
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6981

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