CVEs / CVE-2016-4117
CVE-2016-4117: 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 94.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
An access of resource using incompatible type vulnerability exists within Adobe Flash Player that allows an attacker to perform remote code execution.
Description
Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.226 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in May 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 |
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References
- CVE-2016-4117 on NVD
- CVE-2016-4117 in the CISA KEV catalog
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00044.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00045.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00046.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00047.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1079.html Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90505 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035826 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa16-02.html Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-15.html Broken Link
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-08 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46339/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/196 Issue Tracking
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-4117 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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