Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Jun 27, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-0959
CVE-2016-0959
Description
Use after free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime before 20.0.0.267, Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release before 18.0.0.324, Adobe Flash Player for Google Chrome before 20.0.0.267, Adobe Flash Player for Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11 before 20.0.0.267, Adobe Flash Player for Internet Explorer 10 and 11 before 20.0.0.267, Adobe Flash Player for Linux before 11.2.202.559, AIR Desktop Runtime before 20.0.0.233, AIR SDK before 20.0.0.233, AIR SDK & Compiler before 20.0.0.233, AIR for Android before 20.0.0.233.
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Affected products
20cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=20.0.0.204
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:*range: <=20.0.0.204
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air_sdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air_sdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=20.0.0.204
- (no CPE)range: <20.0.0.233
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air_sdk_\&_compiler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air_sdk_\&_compiler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=20.0.0.204
- (no CPE)range: <20.0.0.233
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=20.0.0.235
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:chrome:*:*range: <=20.0.0.228
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:edge:*:*range: <=20.0.0.228
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:internet_explorer:*:*range: <=20.0.0.228
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_extended_support_release:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_extended_support_release:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=18.0.0.268
- (no CPE)range: <18.0.0.324
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_for_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_for_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=11.2.202.554
- (no CPE)range: <11.2.202.559
<20.0.0.267+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <20.0.0.267
- (no CPE)range: <20.0.0.267
- Range: <20.0.0.233
- Range: <20.0.0.267
- Range: <20.0.0.267
- Range: <20.0.0.233
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-01.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2697.htmlnvd
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