CVE-2016-4162
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CVE-2016-4162 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.352 and 19.x through 21.x before 21.0.0.242 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.621 on Linux allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1096, CVE-2016-1098, CVE-2016-1099, CVE-2016-1100, CVE-2016-1102, CVE-2016-1104, CVE-2016-4109, CVE-2016-4111, CVE-2016-4112, CVE-2016-4113, CVE-2016-4114, CVE-2016-4115, CVE-2016-4120, CVE-2016-4160, CVE-2016-4161, and CVE-2016-4163.. EPSS estimates a 6.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.352 and 19.x through 21.x before 21.0.0.242 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.621 on Linux allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1096, CVE-2016-1098, CVE-2016-1099, CVE-2016-1100, CVE-2016-1102, CVE-2016-1104, CVE-2016-4109, CVE-2016-4111, CVE-2016-4112, CVE-2016-4113, CVE-2016-4114, CVE-2016-4115, CVE-2016-4120, CVE-2016-4160, CVE-2016-4161, and CVE-2016-4163.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe | Flash Player | <= 21.0.0.241 |
| Adobe | Flash Player | <= 18.0.0.343 |
| Adobe | Air Sdk \& Compiler | <= 21.0.0.198 |
| Adobe | Air Sdk | <= 21.0.0.198 |
| Adobe | Flash Player | <= 11.2.202.616 |
| Adobe | Flash Player | <= 21.0.0.216 |
| Adobe | Flash Player Desktop Runtime | <= 21.0.0.226 |
| Adobe | Air Desktop Runtime | <= 21.0.0.198 |
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1079.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90618Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-15.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-08Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1079.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90618Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-15.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-08Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
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- Status
- Modified
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