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CVE-2016-6990 Detail

Current Description

Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.382 and 19.x through 23.x before 23.0.0.185 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.637 on Linux allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4273, CVE-2016-6982, CVE-2016-6983, CVE-2016-6984, CVE-2016-6985, CVE-2016-6986, and CVE-2016-6989.

Source:  MITRE
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Impact

CVSS v3.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 9.8 CRITICAL
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (V3 legend)
Impact Score: 5.9
Exploitability Score: 3.9

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availability (A): High

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 10.0 HIGH
Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 10.0
Exploitability Subscore: 10.0

Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Insufficient_Info
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete
Additional Information:
Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
Allows unauthorized modification
Allows disruption of service

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Hyperlink Resource
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2057.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93490 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036985 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-32.html Patch Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-10 Third Party Advisory

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)

  • Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer (CWE-119)

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
From (including)
19.0		Up to (including)
23.0.0.162
Running on/with
 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)

Configuration 2 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
Up to (including)
18.0.0.375
Running on/with
 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)

Configuration 3 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:chrome:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
Up to (including)
23.0.0.162
Running on/with
 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:o:google:chrome_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)

Configuration 4 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:edge:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
Up to (including)
23.0.0.162
 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:internet_explorer_11:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
Up to (including)
23.0.0.162
Running on/with
 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)

Configuration 5 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
Up to (including)
11.2.202.635
Running on/with
 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)


Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-6990
NVD Published Date:
10/13/2016
NVD Last Modified:
03/07/2019