CVE-2016-7855
Publication date 1 November 2016
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
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.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| adobe-flashplugin | ||
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 1:20161026.1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 1:20161026.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
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| flashplugin-nonfree | ||
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 11.2.202.643ubuntu0.16.04.1
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 11.2.202.643ubuntu0.14.04.1
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
8.8 · High
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| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |