Buffer overflow in Adobe Air Desktop Runtime
CVE-2016-4162
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 or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1096, CVE-2016-1098, CVE-2016-1099, CVE-2016-1100, CVE-2016-1102, CVE-2016-1104, CVE-2016-4109, CVE-2016-4111, CVE-2016-4112, CVE-2016-4113, CVE-2016-4114, CVE-2016-4115, CVE-2016-4120, CVE-2016-4160, CVE-2016-4161, and CVE-2016-4163.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
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: 0.063 (93.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 93.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.063 · newest: 0.063 · 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)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/90618 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-15.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1079.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-4162?
- CVE-2016-4162 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Air Desktop Runtime, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-06-16.
- How severe is CVE-2016-4162?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-4162 known to be exploited?
- 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.