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CVE-2016-4117

CVE-2016-4117CRITICAL

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   .9435   99.9   YES

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

TIMELINE
  Apr 27  Reserved by adobe
  May 11  Published (CNA: adobe)
  Mar 3   Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-03-24
  Sep 10  RESCORED — CVE-2016-4117. CVSS 7.8 → 9.8 (NVD).

CNA: adobe · CVSS v3.1 · 13 references · NVD status: Analyzed · KEV due March 24, 2022

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.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 4 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
April 27, 2016	Reserved	Reserved by adobe
May 11, 2016	Published	Published (CNA: adobe)
March 3, 2022	KEV ADDED	Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-03-24
September 10, 2026	RESCORED	RESCORED — CVE-2016-4117. 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 (13)

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://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/196 [Issue Tracking]
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.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-4117 [US Government Resource]
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46339/ [Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry]

Authoritative record: CVE-2016-4117 at cve.org

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