High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 10, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-0978
CVE-2016-0978
Description
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 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0964, CVE-2016-0965, CVE-2016-0966, CVE-2016-0967, CVE-2016-0968, CVE-2016-0969, CVE-2016-0970, CVE-2016-0972, CVE-2016-0976, CVE-2016-0977, CVE-2016-0979, CVE-2016-0980, and CVE-2016-0981.
Affected products
9cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=11.2.202.559
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:*range: <=18.0.0.326
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:internet_explorer:*:*range: <=20.0.0.272
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:chrome:*:*range: <=20.0.0.286
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:edge:*:*range: <=20.0.0.272
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_desktop_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <=20.0.0.286
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air_desktop_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <=20.0.0.233
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air_sdk_\&_compiler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <=20.0.0.233
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
8- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-04.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00025.htmlnvdBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00027.htmlnvdBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00029.htmlnvdBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00030.htmlnvdBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0166.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1034970nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-07nvdThird Party Advisory
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