CVEvulnerability
CVE-2016-4117
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Adobe Flash Player Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability — Adobe Flash Player
An access of resource using incompatible type vulnerability exists within Adobe Flash Player that allows an attacker to perform remote code execution.
- Added to KEV
- 2022-03-03
- Remediation due
- 2022-03-24
- Ransomware use
- Known
- Required action
- The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
- Notes
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4117
- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2016-05-11
- Last modified
- 2026-09-10
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 10.0 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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 configurations
• adobe flash player (<= 21.0.0.226)
• redhat enterprise linux desktop 5.0
• redhat enterprise linux desktop 6.0
• redhat enterprise linux server 5.0
• redhat enterprise linux server 6.0
• redhat enterprise linux server from rhui 5.0
• redhat enterprise linux server from rhui 6.0
• redhat enterprise linux workstation 5.0
• redhat enterprise linux workstation 6.0
• opensuse evergreen 11.4
• opensuse opensuse 13.1
• opensuse opensuse 13.2
• suse linux enterprise desktop 12
• suse linux enterprise workstation extension 12
References
- 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
- 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