CVE-2016-0998
Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.333 and 19.x through 21.x before 21.0.0.182 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.577 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 21.0.0.176, Adobe AIR SDK before 21.0.0.176, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 28.3%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.333 and 19.x through 21.x before 21.0.0.182 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.577 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 21.0.0.176, Adobe AIR SDK before 21.0.0.176, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 21.0.0.176 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0987, CVE-2016-0988, CVE-2016-0990, CVE-2016-0991, CVE-2016-0994, CVE-2016-0995, CVE-2016-0996, CVE-2016-0997, CVE-2016-0999, and CVE-2016-1000.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 28.33% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- 2 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 23 March 2016
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- adobe/flash player · adobe/air · adobe/air sdk · samsung/x14j firmware · adobe/flash player desktop runtime · adobe/air desktop runtime · adobe/air sdk \& compiler
- Source
- psirt@adobe.com
EPSS moved from 28.3% on 26 September 2026 to 28.3% on 26 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (2)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00022.htmlBroken Link, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00023.htmlBroken Link, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00024.htmlBroken Link, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00032.htmlBroken Link, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84312Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035251Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-08.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-07Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39612/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39631/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00022.htmlBroken Link, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00023.htmlBroken Link, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00024.htmlBroken Link, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00032.htmlBroken Link, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84312Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035251Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-08.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-07Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39612/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39631/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.