CVE-2016-6982

High

Description

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 or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4273, CVE-2016-6983, CVE-2016-6984, CVE-2016-6985, CVE-2016-6986, CVE-2016-6989, and CVE-2016-6990.

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.8
Exploit probability—
ProductAdobe Flash Player
PublishedOct 13, 2016
First seenOct 13, 2016

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
adobe flash_playerv ≤ 23.0.0.162, v ≤ 18.0.0.375, v ≤ 11.2.202.635—
adobe flash_player_desktop_runtimev ≤ 23.0.0.162—

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CVE-2016-6982 · Adobe Flash Player · Dark Radar