# CVE-2016-0984

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.

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2016-0984
- CVSS: 8.8
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2022-05-25; CISA due date 2022-06-15
- EPSS: 54.54% (percentile 99.0)
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB (first 2016-02-17)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact total (assessed 2025-02-04)
- Weakness: CWE-416
- Published: 2016-02-10

## Affected

- adobe:flash_player
- adobe:flash_player_desktop_runtime
- adobe:air_desktop_runtime
- adobe:air_sdk
- adobe:air_sdk_\&_compiler

## References

- [exploit] https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39462/
- [advisory] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00027.html
- [other] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034970
- [advisory] https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-07
- [advisory] http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0166.html
- [advisory] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00030.html
- [advisory] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00029.html
- [other] https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-04.html
- [advisory] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00025.html
- [other] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-0984

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