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CVE-2016-0998 Details

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.333 and 19.x through 21.x before 21.0.0.182 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.577 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 21.0.0.176, Adobe AIR SDK before 21.0.0.176, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 21.0.0.176 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0987, CVE-2016-0988, CVE-2016-0990, CVE-2016-0991, CVE-2016-0994, CVE-2016-0995, CVE-2016-0996, CVE-2016-0997, CVE-2016-0999, and CVE-2016-1000.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:8.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00022.html	CVE	Broken LinkMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00023.html	CVE	Broken LinkMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00024.html	CVE	Broken LinkMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00032.html	CVE	Broken LinkMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-08.html	CVE	PatchVendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-07	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39612/	CVE	ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39631/	CVE	ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84312	CVE	Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035251	CVE	Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00022.html	[email protected]	Broken LinkMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00023.html	[email protected]	Broken LinkMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00024.html	[email protected]	Broken LinkMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00032.html	[email protected]	Broken LinkMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-08.html	[email protected]	PatchVendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-07	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39612/	[email protected]	ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39631/	[email protected]	ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84312	[email protected]	Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035251	[email protected]	Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

see all 20 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-416	Use After Free	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
adobe flash player	<= 20.0.0.306 <= 11.2.202.569
CPE cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player::::::chrome::* cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player::::::edge::* cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player::::::internet_explorer::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
apple mac os x	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
google chrome os	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:o:google:chrome_os:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
linux linux kernel	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
microsoft windows	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
adobe air	<= 20.0.0.233
CPE cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
google android	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
adobe air sdk	<= 20.0.0.260
CPE cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air_sdk:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
samsung x14j firmware	t-ms14jakucb-1102.5
CPE cpe:2.3:o:samsung:x14j_firmware:t-ms14jakucb-1102.5:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
apple iphone os	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
adobe flash player desktop runtime	<= 20.2.2.306
CPE cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_desktop_runtime:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
microsoft windows 10	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
microsoft windows 8.1	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
adobe air desktop runtime	<= 20.0.0.260
CPE cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air_desktop_runtime:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
adobe air sdk & compiler	<= 20.0.0.260
CPE cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air_sdk_&_compiler:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

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Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 6, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 14, 2022	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Sep 8, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 3, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 28, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 16, 2016	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Mar 16, 2016	Initial Analysis	[email protected]

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