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CVE-2016-4171

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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.

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https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/748992

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

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1238

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036094

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91184

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00038.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00035.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00031.html

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

https://www.tenable.com/blog/analyzing-the-vulnerabilities-associated-with-the-top-malware-strains-of-2021

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-18.html

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa16-03.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2016-06-16

Updated: 2025-04-12

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:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.26006

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