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

CVE-2016-0978 · published 10 years ago

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.

What to do

The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
adobe	flash_player	<= 11.2.202.559 <= 18.0.0.326 <= 20.0.0.272 <= 20.0.0.286 `cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player::::::::`
adobe	flash_player_desktop_runtime	<= 20.0.0.286 `cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_desktop_runtime::::::::`
adobe	air_desktop_runtime	<= 20.0.0.233 `cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air_desktop_runtime::::::::`
adobe	air_sdk	<= 20.0.0.233 `cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air_sdk::::::::`
adobe	air_sdk_\&_compiler	<= 20.0.0.233 `cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air_sdk_\&_compiler::::::::`

Original advisory text

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.

References

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

Fix within

Internet-facing 14 days

Internal At next upgrade

Not known to be exploited
Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
Gives an attacker full control (estimated)

Severity

8.8 High

Exploitation

4% chance of attack within 30 days

Type

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write

Timeline

Published10 Feb 2016

Updated30 Oct 2026

First seen13 Mar 2026

Sources

CVE-2016-0978 · OSV

CVE-2016-0978 · NVD

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