Use After Free in Adobe Air Desktop Runtime
CVE-2016-4121
Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.352 and 19.x through 21.x before 21.0.0.242 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.621 on Linux allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1097, CVE-2016-1106, CVE-2016-1107, CVE-2016-1108, CVE-2016-1109, CVE-2016-1110, CVE-2016-4108, and CVE-2016-4110.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.100 (95.6th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 95.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.100 · newest: 0.100 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-08 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-15.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/90797 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1079.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-4121?
- CVE-2016-4121 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Air Desktop Runtime, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-06-16.
- How severe is CVE-2016-4121?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-4121 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.