CVEs / CVE-2016-1019
CVE-2016-1019: Adobe Flash Player Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 3 Mar 2022
- critical 9.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 22.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
Adobe Flash Player allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Description
Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.197 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in April 2016.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| n/a n/a | n/a | — |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 3 Mar 2022 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 24 Mar 2022 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Known |
| Required action | The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 9.8 criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HScored by NVD |
|---|
References
- CVE-2016-1019 on NVD
- CVE-2016-1019 in the CISA KEV catalog
- http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/?p=1330 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00009.html Broken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00010.html Broken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00012.html Broken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00055.html Broken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00044.html Broken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00045.html Broken Link
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0610.html Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85856 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035491 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-050 Patch, Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa16-01.html Vendor Advisory
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-10.html Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-08 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2016/04/cve-2016-1019_a_new.html Broken Link
- https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/196 Issue Tracking
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-1019 US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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