Is CVE-2016-0959 actively exploited?

CVE-2016-0959 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-20.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-0959?

CVE-2016-0959 has a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2016-0959?

Patch guidance is available from adobe security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2016-0959.

Fix CVE-2016-0959 - CRITICAL adobe flash player

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2016-0959?

11 products: adobe flash player, adobe flash player extended support release, adobe flash player, adobe flash player, adobe flash player, and 6 more.

Description

Use after free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime before 20.0.0.267, Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release before 18.0.0.324, Adobe Flash Player for Google Chrome before 20.0.0.267, Adobe Flash Player for Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11 before 20.0.0.267, Adobe Flash Player for Internet Explorer 10 and 11 before 20.0.0.267, Adobe Flash Player for Linux before 11.2.202.559, AIR Desktop Runtime before 20.0.0.233, AIR SDK before 20.0.0.233, AIR SDK & Compiler before 20.0.0.233, AIR for Android before 20.0.0.233.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-416 · Use After Free

Metadata

Primary Vendor: ADOBE
Published: 6/27/2017
Last Modified: 4/20/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

adobe : flash_playeradobe : flash_player_extended_support_releaseadobe : flash_playeradobe : flash_playeradobe : flash_playeradobe : flash_playeradobe : flash_player_for_linuxadobe : airadobe : air_sdk_\&_compileradobe : airadobe : air_sdk

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD