What is CVE-2016-4140?

CVE-2016-4140 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Flash_player. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-06-16.

How severe is CVE-2016-4140?

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

Is CVE-2016-4140 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Adobe Flash_player

CVE-2016-4140

Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.242 and earlier, as used in the Adobe Flash libraries in Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 and 11 and Microsoft Edge, has unknown impact and attack vectors, a different vulnerability than…

EPSS: 0.029 (86.7th 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

Public proof-of-concept exploits

thdusdl1219/CVE-Study

References

1036117 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
MS16-083 (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
openSUSE-SU-2016:1625 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, Broken Link)
RHSA-2016:1238 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
openSUSE-SU-2016:1621 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, Broken Link)
SUSE-SU-2016:1613 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, Broken Link)
psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-4140?: CVE-2016-4140 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Flash_player. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-06-16.
How severe is CVE-2016-4140?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-4140 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.