CVE-2016-1019 — Security Box Score

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CVE-2016-1019CRITICAL

n/a n/a — Adobe Flash Player

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   N  U  H  H  H    9.8   .2249   97.5   YES

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions  Fixed
  n/a      n/a –     —

TIMELINE
  Dec 22  Reserved by adobe
  Mar 3   Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-03-24
  Mar 3   Published (CNA: adobe)
  Aug 14  RESCORED — CVE-2016-1019. CVSS 7.8 → 9.8 (NVD).

CNA: adobe · CVSS v3.1 · 17 references · NVD status: Analyzed · KEV due March 24, 2022

Description

Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.197 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in April 2016.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 4 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
December 22, 2015	Reserved	Reserved by adobe
March 3, 2022	KEV ADDED	Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-03-24
March 3, 2022	Published	Published (CNA: adobe)
August 14, 2026	RESCORED	RESCORED — CVE-2016-1019. CVSS 7.8 → 9.8 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
n/a	n/a	—	n/a	—

References (17)

http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/?p=1330 [Broken Link, Vendor Advisory]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00009.html [Broken Link]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00010.html [Broken Link]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00012.html [Broken Link]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00055.html [Broken Link]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00044.html [Broken Link]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00045.html [Broken Link]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0610.html [Third Party Advisory]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85856 [Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035491 [Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry]
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-050 [Patch, Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory]
https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/196 [Issue Tracking]
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa16-01.html [Vendor Advisory]
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-10.html [Vendor Advisory]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-08 [Third Party Advisory]
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-1019 [US Government Resource]
https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2016/04/cve-2016-1019_a_new.html [Broken Link]

Authoritative record: CVE-2016-1019 at cve.org

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References (17)

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