Use After Free in Adobe Flash_player

CVE-2016-4226

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.366 and 19.x through 22.x before 22.0.0.209 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.632 on Linux allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a differe…

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.753 (98.9th 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)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • SUSE-SU-2016:1826 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, Broken Link)
  • GLSA-201607-03 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
  • openSUSE-SU-2016:1802 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, Broken Link)
  • 91719 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
  • 40308 (exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
  • psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
  • RHSA-2016:1423 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
  • MS16-093 (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
  • 1036280 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, Broken Link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-4226?
CVE-2016-4226 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Flash_player, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-07-13.
How severe is CVE-2016-4226?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-4226 known to be exploited?
10 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.