vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2016-7874): adobe-flashplugin vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Dec 15, 2016 | Nov 19, 2024 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Dec 15, 2016
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
Adobe Flash Player versions 23.0.0.207 and earlier, 11.2.202.644 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability in the NetConnection class when handling the proxy types. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-adobe-flashplugin
References
- CVE-2016-7874
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-7874
- CWE-787
- EUVD-EUVD-2016-8723
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2016-8723
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-39.html
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2947.html
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7874
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