CVE-2016-4229 EXPLOIT
8.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 32.5% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in 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 via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4173, CVE-2016-4174, CVE-2016-4222, CVE-2016-4226, CVE-2016-4227, CVE-2016-4228, CVE-2016-4230, CVE-2016-4231, and CVE-2016-4248.
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.8 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 32.47% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-416 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2016-07-13 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (8)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| adobe | flash player |
| adobe | flash player desktop runtime |
| apple | mac os x |
| chrome os | |
| linux | linux kernel |
| microsoft | windows |
| microsoft | windows 10 |
| microsoft | windows 8.1 |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Adobe Flash - BitmapData.copyPixels Use-After-Free | 2016-08-29 |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00016.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00017.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138531/Adobe-Flash-BitmapData.copyPixels-Use-After-Free.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91719
- 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://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-03
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40310/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00016.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00017.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138531/Adobe-Flash-BitmapData.copyPixels-Use-After-Free.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91719
- 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://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-03
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40310/
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