flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB16-08
Published Mar 12, 2016
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 7.14%
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the setInterval method in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.333 and 19.x through 21.x before 21.0.0.182 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.577 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 21.0.0.176, Adobe AIR SDK before 21.0.0.176, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 21.0.0.176 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted arguments, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0987, CVE-2016-0988, CVE-2016-0990, CVE-2016-0991, CVE-2016-0994, CVE-2016-0995, CVE-2016-0997, CVE-2016-0998, CVE-2016-0999, and CVE-2016-1000.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 20.0.0.306
Configuration 3
Configuration 4
- ≤ 11.2.202.569
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 5
Configuration 6
- ≤ 20.0.0.306
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 7
- ≤ 20.0.0.306
Running on/with
- n/a
- n/a
Configuration 8
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Supplementary
flash-plugin-0:11.2.202.577-1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2016:0438
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary
flash-plugin-0:11.2.202.577-1.el6_7
Fixed · RHSA-2016:0438
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Supplementary | flash-plugin-0:11.2.202.577-1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0438 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary | flash-plugin-0:11.2.202.577-1.el6_7 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0438 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 7.14% (0.07140) | 94.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7.14% (0.07140) | 93.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 6, 2026 | 10.12% (0.10119) | 93.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 27, 2026 | 8.04% (0.08039) | 91.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 24, 2025 | 10.44% (0.10437) | 92.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 8.60% (0.08597) | 91.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 18.79% (0.18791) | 92.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 7.77% (0.07766) | 91.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 20.21% (0.20212) | 96.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 17, 2024 | 6.74% (0.06739) | 94.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 11, 2024 | 4.54% (0.04540) | 92.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 3.26% (0.03256) | 90.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 3.01% (0.03007) | 89.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01032) | 81.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.10% (0.04098) | 86.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.10% (0.04098) | 84.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.10% (0.04098) | 68.06th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (13)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00022.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00023.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00024.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00032.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84312 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035251 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-193/ x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0996 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1316809 Issue Tracking
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-08.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0996
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-07 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-0996
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.