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CVE-2016-0978: Adobe Flash Player Allows Hackers to Run Malicious Code

CVE-2016-0978

Summary

Adobe Flash Player and other related software have a weakness that lets attackers take control of your computer or make it crash. This affects Windows, OS X, and Linux users who have not updated their software. To stay safe, update Adobe Flash Player and related software to the latest version.

Original title

Original 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.

osv CVSS3.1 8.8

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0166.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034970 Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-07 Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00029.html Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00025.html Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00027.html Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00030.html Vendor Advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-04.html Patch

Published: 10 Feb 2016 · Updated: 13 Mar 2026 · First seen: 13 Mar 2026