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CVE-2016-4279

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 14, 2016 at 06:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:47 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorFlash PlayerFlash Player Desktop Runtime· also runs on 6 platforms

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 6%

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in 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 execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4272, CVE-2016-6921, CVE-2016-6923, CVE-2016-6925, CVE-2016-6926, CVE-2016-6927, CVE-2016-6929, CVE-2016-6930, CVE-2016-6931, and CVE-2016-6932.

Affected

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

Flash Player· Adobe
95%
v ≤ 11.2.202.632v ≤ 18.0.0.366v ≤ 22.0.0.211
apple-macos (environment) · google-chrome-os (environment) · linux-linux-kernel (environment) · microsoft-windows (environment) · microsoft-windows-10 (environment) · microsoft-windows-8-1 (environment)
Flash Player Desktop Runtime· Adobe
95%
v ≤ 22.0.0.211
apple-macos (environment) · microsoft-windows (environment)

Runs on — not affected

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

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (5)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1865.html
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92927
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036791
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-29.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-10

CVSS

8.8HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416

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