Use After Free Affecting flashplugin-nonfree package, versions <11.2.202.643ubuntu0.12.04.1
Threat Intelligence
Snyk has a published code exploit for this vulnerability.
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1204-FLASHPLUGINNONFREE-430187
- published1 Nov 2016
- disclosed1 Nov 2016
Introduced: 1 Nov 2016
CVE-2016-7855 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:12.04 flashplugin-nonfree to version 11.2.202.643ubuntu0.12.04.1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream flashplugin-nonfree package and not the flashplugin-nonfree package as distributed by Ubuntu.
See How to fix? for Ubuntu:12.04 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
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-36.html
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-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://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-128
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2119.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93861
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037111
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog