CVE-2016-4273
Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.382 and 19.x through 23.x before 23.0.0.185 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.637 on Linux allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 19.9%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.382 and 19.x through 23.x before 23.0.0.185 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.637 on Linux allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-6982, CVE-2016-6983, CVE-2016-6984, CVE-2016-6985, CVE-2016-6986, CVE-2016-6989, and CVE-2016-6990.
- 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
- 19.90% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 12 October 2016
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- adobe/flash player · adobe/flash player desktop runtime
- Source
- psirt@adobe.com
EPSS 19.9% since 26 October 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://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2057.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93490Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036985Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-32.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-10Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40510/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2057.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93490Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036985Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-32.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-10Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40510/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.