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CVE-2016-0984

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.329 and 19.x and 20.x before 20...

8.8 HighIn KEVPublic exploitFix available

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

54.5%Down 30.4 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

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.

Record
CVE-2016-0984
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-416
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List 8.8

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.

Record
CVE-2016-0984
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-416
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-0994 8.8

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.

Record
EUVD-2016-0994
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wg97-qrh5-p5pr 9.8

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.329 and 19.x and 20.x before 20...

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.

Record
GHSA-wg97-qrh5-p5pr
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-416
Updated
2026-11-02
CISA KEV No score

Adobe Flash Player and AIR Use-After-Free Vulnerability

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR allows attackers to execute code.

Record
CVE-2016-0984
Weakness
CWE-416
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-0984 8.8

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.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-0984
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2016-0062 No score

Updated flash-player-plugin packages fix security vulnerabilities

Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.569 contains fixes to critical security vulnerabilities found in earlier versions that could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.

This update resolves a type confusion vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2016-0985).

This update resolves use-after-free vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2016-0973, CVE-2016-0974, CVE-2016-0975, CVE-2016-0982, CVE-2016-0983, CVE-2016-0984).

This update resolves a heap buffer overflow vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2016-0971).

This update resolves memory corruption vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (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-2016-0978, CVE-2016-0979, CVE-2016-0980, CVE-2016-0981).

Record
MGASA-2016-0062
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2016:0398-1 No score

Security update for flash-player

This update for flash-player fixes the following issues:

  • Security update to 11.2.202.569 (bsc#965901):
    • APSB16-04, CVE-2016-0964, CVE-2016-0965, CVE-2016-0966, CVE-2016-0967, CVE-2016-0968, CVE-2016-0969, CVE-2016-0970, CVE-2016-0971, CVE-2016-0972, CVE-2016-0973, CVE-2016-0974, CVE-2016-0975, CVE-2016-0976, CVE-2016-0977, CVE-2016-0978, CVE-2016-0979, CVE-2016-0980, CVE-2016-0981, CVE-2016-0982, CVE-2016-0983, CVE-2016-0984, CVE-2016-0985
Record
SUSE-SU-2016:0398-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2016:0400-1 No score

Security update for flash-player

This update for flash-player fixes the following issues:

  • Security update to 11.2.202.569 (bsc#965901):
    • APSB16-04, CVE-2016-0964, CVE-2016-0965, CVE-2016-0966, CVE-2016-0967, CVE-2016-0968, CVE-2016-0969, CVE-2016-0970, CVE-2016-0971, CVE-2016-0972, CVE-2016-0973, CVE-2016-0974, CVE-2016-0975, CVE-2016-0976, CVE-2016-0977, CVE-2016-0978, CVE-2016-0979, CVE-2016-0980, CVE-2016-0981, CVE-2016-0982, CVE-2016-0983, CVE-2016-0984, CVE-2016-0985
Record
SUSE-SU-2016:0400-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
flash-player-plugin
Mageia:5
From an advisory covering 22 CVEs
 before 11.2.202.569-1.mga5.nonfree
11.2.202.569-1.mga5.nonfree
flash-plugin
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client
From an advisory covering 22 CVEs
 before 0:11.2.202.569-1.el5
0:11.2.202.569-1.el5
flash-plugin
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server
From an advisory covering 22 CVEs
 before 0:11.2.202.569-1.el5
0:11.2.202.569-1.el5
flash-plugin
Red Hat:rhel_extras:6
From an advisory covering 22 CVEs
 before 0:11.2.202.569-1.el6_7
0:11.2.202.569-1.el6_7
flash-player
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
From an advisory covering 22 CVEs
 before 11.2.202.569-120.1
11.2.202.569-120.1
flash-player
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
From an advisory covering 22 CVEs
 before 11.2.202.569-120.1
11.2.202.569-120.1
flash-player
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12
From an advisory covering 22 CVEs
 before 11.2.202.569-120.1
11.2.202.569-120.1
flash-player
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP1
From an advisory covering 22 CVEs
 before 11.2.202.569-120.1
11.2.202.569-120.1
flash-player
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4
From an advisory covering 22 CVEs
 before 11.2.202.569-0.35.1
11.2.202.569-0.35.1
flashplugin-nonfree
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
 before 11.2.202.569ubuntu0.14.04.1, plus listed versions
11.2.202.310ubuntu111.2.202.327ubuntu0.13.10.111.2.202.332ubuntu111.2.202.335ubuntu111.2.202.336ubuntu1
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11.2.202.341ubuntu111.2.202.346ubuntu111.2.202.350ubuntu111.2.202.356ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.359ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.378ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.394ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.400ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.406ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.406ubuntu0.14.04.211.2.202.411ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.418ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.424ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.425ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.429ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.438ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.440ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.442ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.451ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.457ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.460ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.466ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.468ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.481ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.481ubuntu0.14.04.211.2.202.491ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.508ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.521ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.535ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.540ubuntu0.14.04.211.2.202.548ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.554ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.559ubuntu0.14.04.1
11.2.202.569ubuntu0.14.04.1

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
Exploit-DBAdobe Flash - Sound.loadPCMFromByteArray Dangling Pointer2016-02-17

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected
exploitation
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-0984 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Adobe Air Sdk, published February 9, 2016. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since May 25, 2022. EUVD reports exploitation since May 25, 2022. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 54.5%, the 99th percentile. Fixed in flashplugin-nonfree 11.2.202.569ubuntu0.14.04.1.

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