Description
Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.333 and 19.x through 21.x before 21.0.0.182 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.577 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 21.0.0.176, Adobe AIR SDK before 21.0.0.176, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 21.0.0.176 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0960, CVE-2016-0961, CVE-2016-0962, CVE-2016-0986, CVE-2016-0989, CVE-2016-0992, and CVE-2016-1005.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | flashplugin-nonfree | 11.2.202.577ubuntu0.14.04.1 | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 | flash-plugin | 11.2.202.577-1.el6_7 | RHSA-2016:0438 |
| RHEL 5 | flash-plugin | 11.2.202.577-1.el5 | RHSA-2016:0438 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 12 SP1 | flash-player | 11.2.202.577-123.1 | SUSE-SU-2016:0715-1 |
| SLES 12 | flash-player | 11.2.202.577-123.1 | SUSE-SU-2016:0715-1 |
| SLES 11 SP4 | flash-player | 11.2.202.577-0.38.1 | SUSE-SU-2016:0716-1 |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Exploit-DB 1
- Adobe Flash - Shape Rendering Crash EDB-39608 · dos · Mar 23, 2016 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Advisories 3
- RHSA-2016:0438 Red Hat Security Advisory: flash-plugin security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2016:0716-1 Security update for flash-player SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2016:0715-1 Security update for flash-player SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- openSUSE-SU-2016:0734 vendor-advisory
- 1035251 vdb-entry
- openSUSE-SU-2016:0719 vendor-advisory
- 84311 vdb-entry
- GLSA-201603-07 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2016:0715 vendor-advisory
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-08.html
- 39608 exploit
- SUSE-SU-2016:0716 vendor-advisory