CVE-2016-0975
Publication date 10 February 2016
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the instanceof function 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 by leveraging improper reference handling, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0973, CVE-2016-0974, CVE-2016-0982, CVE-2016-0983, and CVE-2016-0984.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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| adobe-flashplugin | ||
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 1:20160209.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
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| flashplugin-nonfree | ||
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 11.2.202.569ubuntu0.14.04.1
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Severity score breakdown
CVSS version: CVSS v3.0
Base score
8.8 · High
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H