CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-0975

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Use-after-free vulnerability in the instanceof function in Adobe Flash Player before version 18.0.0.329 and in versions 19.x and 20.x before 20.0.0.306 on Windows and OS X, as well as before 11.2.202.569 on Linux. A similar vulnerability exists in Adobe AIR and its SDK before version 20.0.0.260.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code, posing a serious security threat to systems using Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR to the latest versions to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Use-after-free vulnerability in the instanceof function in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.329 and 19.x and 20.x before 20.0.0.306 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.569 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 20.0.0.260, Adobe AIR SDK before 20.0.0.260, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 20.0.0.260 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging improper reference handling, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0973, CVE-2016-0974, CVE-2016-0982, CVE-2016-0983, and CVE-2016-0984.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS