{
    "id": "CVE-2016-4179",
    "published": "2016-07-13 01:59:48",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 00:47:03",
    "cvss_score": "8.8",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-787",
    "description": "Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.366 and 19.x through 22.x before 22.0.0.209 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.632 on Linux allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4172, CVE-2016-4175, CVE-2016-4180, CVE-2016-4181, CVE-2016-4182, CVE-2016-4183, CVE-2016-4184, CVE-2016-4185, CVE-2016-4186, CVE-2016-4187, CVE-2016-4188, CVE-2016-4189, CVE-2016-4190, CVE-2016-4217, CVE-2016-4218, CVE-2016-4219, CVE-2016-4220, CVE-2016-4221, CVE-2016-4233, CVE-2016-4234, CVE-2016-4235, CVE-2016-4236, CVE-2016-4237, CVE-2016-4238, CVE-2016-4239, CVE-2016-4240, CVE-2016-4241, CVE-2016-4242, CVE-2016-4243, CVE-2016-4244, CVE-2016-4245, and CVE-2016-4246.",
    "epss_score": "0.20475",
    "epss_percentile": "0.97431",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 18:17:15",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "adobe",
            "product": "flash_player"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "adobe",
            "product": "flash_player_desktop_runtime"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "apple",
            "product": "mac_os_x"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "google",
            "product": "chrome_os"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "linux",
            "product": "linux_kernel"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_10"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_8.1"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "40102",
            "title": "Adobe Flash Player 22.0.0.192 - DefineBitsJPEG2 Memory Corruption",
            "date": "2016-07-13",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40102"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00016.html",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00017.html",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91725",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036280",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1423",
        "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-093",
        "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-25.html",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40102/",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00016.html",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00017.html",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91725",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036280",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1423",
        "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-093",
        "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-25.html",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40102/"
    ]
}