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CVE-2016-0979

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 EPSS 3.78%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-02-10 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8. It affects Windows, Linux. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2016-0979
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.8
EPSS
3.78%
Windows Linux

Original NVD Description

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-2016-0978, CVE-2016-0980, and CVE-2016-0981.