CVE-2016-1002
Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.333 and 19.x through 21.x before 21.0.0.182 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.577 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 21.0.0.176, Adobe AIR SDK before 21.0.0.176, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 21.0.0.176 allow…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 19.7%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.333 and 19.x through 21.x before 21.0.0.182 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.577 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 21.0.0.176, Adobe AIR SDK before 21.0.0.176, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 21.0.0.176 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0960, CVE-2016-0961, CVE-2016-0962, CVE-2016-0986, CVE-2016-0989, CVE-2016-0992, and CVE-2016-1005.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 19.69% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 23 March 2016
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- adobe/flash player · adobe/air · adobe/air sdk · samsung/x14j firmware · adobe/flash player desktop runtime · adobe/air desktop runtime · adobe/air sdk \& compiler
- Source
- psirt@adobe.com
EPSS 19.7% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00022.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00023.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00024.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00032.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84311Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035251Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-08.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-07Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39608/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00022.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00023.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00024.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00032.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84311Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035251Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-08.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-07Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39608/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.