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CVE-2016-4171 Detail

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.242 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, as exploited in the wild in June 2016.


Severity



CVSS 3.x Severity and Metrics:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
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


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Hyperlink Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00031.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00035.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00038.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91184 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036094 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1238 Third Party Advisory 
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa16-03.html Vendor Advisory 
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-18.html Vendor Advisory 
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-08 Third Party Advisory 
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/748992 Third Party Advisory  US Government Resource 

This CVE is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Reference CISA's BOD 22-01 and Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog for further guidance and requirements.

Vulnerability Name Date Added Due Date Required Action
Adobe Flash Player Remote Code Execution Vulnerability 03/25/2022 04/15/2022 The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
NVD-CWE-noinfo Insufficient Information cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-4171
NVD Published Date:
06/16/2016
NVD Last Modified:
11/26/2021
Source:
Adobe Systems Incorporated