CISA KEV · Known exploitedHigh

CVE-2016-0984

Adobe Flash Player and AIR

Use-after-free vulnerability 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 via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0973, CVE-2016-0974, CVE-2016-0975, CVE-2016-0982, and CVE-2016-0983.

CVSS: 8.8
EPSS: 55.4%
CISA KEV: Listed
Published: 2016.02.11

PRIORITY ASSESSMENT

Immediate review

CISA has listed this vulnerability in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Known exploitationConfirmed by CISA KEV

Exploit probability55.4%

Technical severityCVSS 8.8

Vulnerability overview

Affected product and versions

Product: Adobe Flash Player and AIR
Affected versions: <= 20.0.0.272, <= 11.2.202.559, <= 20.0.0.286, <= 18.0.0.326, <= 20.0.0.233
Fixed versions: No verified fixed-version field is available yet

Recommended response sequence

Confirm exposure before applying a vendor-supported change.

Full remediation guide

CISA required action

The impacted products are end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

Due date: 2022.06.15

1
Identify
Confirm that Adobe Flash Player and AIR and an affected version are present.
2
Prioritize
Combine exploitation signals with asset exposure and business criticality.
3
Remediate
Follow the vendor advisory or supported update path and preserve rollback options.
4
Verify
Recheck the version, service health, access paths, and relevant logs.

Technical data

CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE: CWE-416
KEV added: 2022.05.25
Ransomware use: 미확인