What is CVE-2016-1028?

CVE-2016-1028 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Air_desktop_runtime, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-04-09.

How severe is CVE-2016-1028?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2016-1028 known to be exploited?

6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Adobe Air_desktop_runtime

CVE-2016-1028

Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.343 and 19.x through 21.x before 21.0.0.213 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.616 on Linux allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified v…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.041 (88.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

SUSE-SU-2016:1305 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, Broken Link)
openSUSE-SU-2016:1306 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, Broken Link)
RHSA-2016:0610 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
85932 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, Broken Link)
1035509 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, Broken Link)
psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-1028?: CVE-2016-1028 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Air_desktop_runtime, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-04-09.
How severe is CVE-2016-1028?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-1028 known to be exploited?: 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.