CVE-2016-7855

Publication date 1 November 2016

Last updated 27 January 2025


Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.8 · High

Score breakdown

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 23.0.0.205 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.643 on Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in October 2016.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
adobe-flashplugin 16.10 yakkety
Fixed 1:20161026.1-0ubuntu0.16.10.1
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 1:20161026.1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 1:20161026.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 1:20161026.1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
flashplugin-nonfree 16.10 yakkety
Fixed 11.2.202.643ubuntu0.16.10.1
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 11.2.202.643ubuntu0.16.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 11.2.202.643ubuntu0.14.04.1
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 11.2.202.643ubuntu0.12.04.1

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 8.8 · High
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H