CVE-2016-7855

CISA description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player Windows and OS and Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Required action

The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

Notes & references

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7855

Where this lands in 800-53

Vulnerability data triggers these controls during assessment and continuous monitoring.

• RA-5 · Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning
• SI-2 · Flaw Remediation
• CM-6 · Configuration Settings
• SI-7 · Software, Firmware, and Information Integrity
• CM-8 · System Component Inventory

External lookups

• NVD · CVE-2016-7855
• CVE.org · CVE-2016-7855
• CISA KEV catalog (canonical)