CVE-2016-4117 KEV EXPLOIT
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 94.4% (pctl 100)
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On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-03-24.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 94.35% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2022-03-24 |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2016-05-11 |
| Last modified | 2026-09-10 |
CISA KEV
| Name | Adobe Flash Player Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2022-03-03 |
| Due | 2022-03-24 |
| Vendor / product | Adobe / Flash Player |
| Ransomware use | known |
Affected (9)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| adobe | flash player |
| opensuse | evergreen |
| opensuse | opensuse |
| redhat | enterprise linux desktop |
| redhat | enterprise linux server |
| redhat | enterprise linux server from rhui |
| redhat | enterprise linux workstation |
| suse | linux enterprise desktop |
| suse | linux enterprise workstation extension |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Adobe Flash Player - DeleteRangeTimelineOperation Type Confusion (Metasploit) | 2019-02-11 |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00044.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00045.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00046.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00047.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1079.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90505
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035826
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa16-02.html
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-15.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-08
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46339/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00044.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00045.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00046.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00047.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1079.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90505
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035826
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa16-02.html
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-15.html
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