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01 Record

CVE-2016-6992

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 by leveraging an

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: adobe
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

02 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 by leveraging an

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
6.24% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 93.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
Critical. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2016-10-13 19:00Z10 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-06 01:50Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2016-08-23
Assigning CNA
adobe
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
  • CWE-843Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')Base
Data version
5.1
Document digest
0b20b1f71eb0d4dbf4f7f1c7f04883e2538c641c96b5661bd5b05d6d79a7c7ae

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
adobeflash_playerNot specified—
adobeflash_player_desktop_runtimeNot specified—
applemac_os_xNot specified—
googlechrome_osNot specified—
linuxlinux_kernelNot specified—
microsoftwindowsNot specified—
microsoftwindows_10Not specified—
microsoftwindows_8.1Not specified—
redhatrhel_extrasNot specified—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

  • flashplugin-nonfree
    Fixed in 11.2.202.637ubuntu0.14.04.1

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

  • flashplugin-nonfree
    Fixed in 11.2.202.637ubuntu0.16.04.1

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.