flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB16-37
Published Nov 8, 2016
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 7.04%
Description
Adobe Flash Player versions 23.0.0.205 and earlier, 11.2.202.643 and earlier have an exploitable use-after-free vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product Adobe Flash Player 23.0.0.205 and earlier, 11.2.202.643 and earlier Defaultn/a
- Version Adobe Flash Player 23.0.0.205 and earlier, 11.2.202.643 and earlierStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Adobe Flash Player 23.0.0.205 and earlier, 11.2.202.643 and earlier | n/a |
|
Configuration 1
- ≤ 11.2.202.643
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 2
- ≤ 23.0.0.205
Configuration 3
- ≤ 23.0.0.205
- ≤ 23.0.0.205
Running on/with
- n/a
- 1511
- 1607
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- r2
- n/a
Configuration 4
Configuration 5
- 5.0
- 6.0
- 5.0
- 6.0
- 5.0
- 6.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Supplementary
flash-plugin-0:11.2.202.644-1.el5_11
Fixed · RHSA-2016:2676
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary
flash-plugin-0:11.2.202.644-1.el6_8
Fixed · RHSA-2016:2676
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Supplementary | flash-plugin-0:11.2.202.644-1.el5_11 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2676 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary | flash-plugin-0:11.2.202.644-1.el6_8 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2676 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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 (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 7.04% (0.07041) | 93.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7.04% (0.07041) | 93.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 12, 2025 | 8.08% (0.08079) | 91.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 12, 2025 | 6.61% (0.06614) | 90.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.45% (0.04453) | 88.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 9.89% (0.09894) | 88.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 25, 2025 | 4.45% (0.04453) | 87.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.99% (0.02992) | 85.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 9.08% (0.09082) | 94.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.71% (0.02714) | 90.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 26, 2024 | 1.93% (0.01932) | 88.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 1.78% (0.01782) | 88.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.78% (0.01782) | 86.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.50% (0.03502) | 84.84th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.50% (0.03502) | 83.29th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.50% (0.03502) | 66.42th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (11)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2676.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94153 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037240 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-602 x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7859 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1393087 Issue Tracking
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-141 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSPatchVendor Advisory
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-37.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7859
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-18 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7859
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2676.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94153 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037240 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-602 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7859 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1393087 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-141 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-37.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7859 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-18 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7859 |
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