Use After Free Affecting flash-plugin package, versions <0:11.2.202.643-1.el6_8
Threat Intelligence
Snyk has a published code exploit for this vulnerability.
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- published26 Jul 2021
- disclosed26 Oct 2016
Introduced: 26 Oct 2016
CVE-2016-7855 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Centos:6 flash-plugin to version 0:11.2.202.643-1.el6_8 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream flash-plugin package and not the flash-plugin package as distributed by Centos.
See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93861
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-36.html
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7855
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-10
- https://security.googleblog.com/2016/10/disclosing-vulnerabilities-to-protect.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-128
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2119.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2119
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037111
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog