CVE-2016-0984
Adobe Flash Player and AIR Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Adobe Flash Player and AIRApplications & CMS
CVSS
8.8HighExploit odds (EPSS)54.5%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed inNone listedNo source names a fixed version. Check the vendor advisory below
CISA required actionThe impacted products are end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use. CISA KEV
What fixes it
No source in this snapshot names a fixed version. The vendor advisories under References are the place to check.
Timeline
- 10 Feb 2016, 20:00 UTCPublishedCVE List
- 17 Feb 2016Exploit code publicExploit-DB
- 25 May 2022Added to CISA KEVCISA KEV
Public exploit code and templates 1
- Dos exploitAdobe Flash - Sound.loadPCMFromByteArray Dangling Pointer 17 Feb 2016Exploit-DB
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Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR allows attackers to execute code.
Text from CVE List
Affected versions 1
- n/aaffected: n/aCVE List
References 5
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-07Advisoryvia CVE List
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-04.htmlAdvisoryvia CVE List
- exploit-db.com/exploits/39462/Exploitvia CVE List
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0984Referencevia CISA KEV
- cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-0984Referencevia CVE List