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CVE-2016-7859

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Date: November 8, 2016

Adobe Flash Player versions 23.0.0.205 and earlier, 11.2.202.643 and earlier have an exploitable use-after-free vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Severity Score

8.8

Related Resources (5)

Url: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-18

Url: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-141

Url: http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-602

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7859

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2016-7859

Severity Score

8.8

Weakness Type (CWE)

Use After Free

CWE-416

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CVSS v3

Base Score:	8.8
Attack Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	REQUIRED
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	HIGH
Integrity (I):	HIGH
Availability (A):	HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:	9.3
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	MEDIUM
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	COMPLETE
Integrity (I):	COMPLETE
Availability (A):	COMPLETE
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