CVE-2016-1019

critical

Description

Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.197 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in April 2016.

References

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-08

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-050

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0610.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00045.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00044.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00055.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00012.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00010.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00009.html

https://www.edgescan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2023-Vulnerability-Statistics-Report.pdf

https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2016/04/cve-2016-1019_a_new.html

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-1019

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-10.html

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa16-01.html

https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/196

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035491

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85856

http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/?p=1330

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2016-04-07

Updated: 2026-08-14

Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H