CVE-2016-6983
high
CVSS v3
8.8
CVSS v2
9.3
VIR risk
8.8
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-2016-6982, CVE-2016-6984, CVE-2016-6985, CVE-2016-6986, CVE-2016-6989, and CVE-2016-6990.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
92%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6983.html
Vendor advisory: psirt@adobe.com — https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-32.html
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| linux-kernel | - | not-affected | |
| macos | - | not-affected | |
| windows | - | not-affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| adobe | flash_player | {"endIncluding":"23.0.0.162"} | |
| adobe | flash_player_desktop_runtime | {"endIncluding":"23.0.0.162"} | |
References
CWEs
CWE-787
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.