What is CVE-2016-4278?

CVE-2016-4278 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-09-14.

How severe is CVE-2016-4278?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2016-4278 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player

CVE-2016-4278

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-2016-4277.

EPSS: 0.041 (89.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

psirt@adobe.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
psirt@adobe.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, Broken Link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-4278?: CVE-2016-4278 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-09-14.
How severe is CVE-2016-4278?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-4278 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.