CVE-2016-0984
adobe flash player, adobe flash player desktop runtime, adobe air desktop runtime
Published 10 Feb 2016 · updated 17 Jun 2026 · Analyzed
Exploited in the wild
CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 25 May 2022, with a remediation deadline of 15 Jun 2022 for US federal agencies.
Required action: The impacted products are end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.329 and 19.x and 20.x before 20.0.0.306 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.569 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 20.0.0.260, Adobe AIR SDK before 20.0.0.260, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 20.0.0.260 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0973, CVE-2016-0974, CVE-2016-0975, CVE-2016-0982, and CVE-2016-0983.
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00025.html · Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00027.html · Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00029.html · Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00030.html · Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0166.html · Third Party Advisory
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1034970 · Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-04.html · Patch, Vendor Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-07 · Third Party Advisory
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39462/ · Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-0984 · US Government Resource