Vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player
CVE-2016-4277
Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.375 and 19.x through 23.x before 23.0.0.162 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.635 on Linux allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4271 and CVE-2016-4278.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.042 (90.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 90.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.042 · newest: 0.042 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-10 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-29.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1865.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036791 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-4277?
- CVE-2016-4277 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-09-14.
- How severe is CVE-2016-4277?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-4277 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.