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CVE-2016-4171

CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: June 16, 2016 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:47 AM UTC
7 products affected across 4 vendorsEnterprise Linux DesktopEnterprise Linux ServerEnterprise Linux Workstation· also runs on 6 platforms

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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploitation
CISA KEV
Exploit prediction
EPSS 20%
SSVC
Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score20.1%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 20.1% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 97% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player allows for remote code execution.

Required Action
The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Added to KEV
Mar 25, 2022
Remediation Due
Apr 15, 2022
1656 days overdue
Notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4171

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Flash Player· Adobe
95%
v ≤ 11.2.202.621v ≤ 18.0.0.352v ≤ 21.0.0.242
apple-macos (environment) · google-chrome-os (environment) · linux-linux-kernel (environment) · microsoft-windows (environment) · microsoft-windows-10 (environment) · microsoft-windows-8-1 (environment)
openSUSE· openSUSE
95%
13.113.2
Enterprise Linux Desktop· Red Hatrubygems
95%
5.06.0
Enterprise Linux Server· Red Hatrubygems
95%
5.06.0
Enterprise Linux Workstation· Red Hatrubygems
95%
5.06.0
Linux Enterprise Desktop· SUSE
95%
1212 sp1
Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension· SUSE
95%
1212 sp1

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

References (12)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00031.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00035.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00038.html
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91184
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036094
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1238
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa16-03.html
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-18.html

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

9.8CRITICAL[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo

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