Adobe Flash Player and AIR Use-After-Free Vulnerability (CVE-2016-0984)
Severity: high · Patch status: unpatched · Since 2022-05-25 · CVE-2016-0984
Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR allows attackers to execute code. CISA added CVE-2016-0984 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on May 25, 2022, which means attackers are exploiting it in the wild.
What to do
- The impacted products are end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
- US federal agencies must remediate by Jun 15, 2022 (BOD 22-01); treat that as the outer limit.
Sources
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