CVE-2016-0959 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability affecting multiple versions of Adobe Flash Player across various platforms, including Desktop Runtime, Extended Support Release, and versions for Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Internet Explorer, as well as Adobe AIR products. This vulnerability carries a CVSS v3 score of 9.8, indicating a critical severity due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high potential for confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 20.0.0.235CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 18.0.0.268CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_extended_support_release:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 20.0.0.228CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:chrome:*:* | ||
<= 20.0.0.228CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:edge:*:* | ||
<= 20.0.0.228CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:internet_explorer:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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