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Ubuntu: (CVE-2016-6925): adobe-flashplugin vulnerability

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Ubuntu: (CVE-2016-6925): adobe-flashplugin vulnerability

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
09/14/2016
Created
11/21/2024
Added
11/19/2024
Modified
11/27/2024

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.375 and 19.x through 23.x before 23.0.0.162 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.635 on Linux allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4272, CVE-2016-4279, CVE-2016-6921, CVE-2016-6923, CVE-2016-6926, CVE-2016-6927, CVE-2016-6929, CVE-2016-6930, CVE-2016-6931, and CVE-2016-6932.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-adobe-flashplugin

References

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