CVE-2016-4171
Adobe Flash Player Remote Code Execution Vulnerabi - [Actively Exploited]
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.
INFO
Published Date :
June 16, 2016, 2:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 26, 2021, 3:05 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
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Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player allows for remote code execution.
The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2016-4171 has a 3 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2016-4171
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2016-4171.
| URL | 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 |
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2016-4171 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-4171 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 26, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00031.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00031.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00035.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00035.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00038.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00038.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91184 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91184 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036094 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036094 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-08 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-08 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/748992 No Types Assigned https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/748992 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource Removed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:12:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:12:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_workstation_extension:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_workstation_extension:12:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Sep. 22, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 11, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-18.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 30, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-08 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036094 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00038.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00035.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/748992 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00031.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-18.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91184 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 18, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:21.0.0.242:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_for_linux:11.2.202.621:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:21.0.0.242:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 AND OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:google:chrome_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:21.0.0.242:*:*:*:*:chrome:*:* (and previous) Configuration 4 AND OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:21.0.0.242:*:*:*:*:internet_explorer:*:* (and previous) Configuration 5 OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 6 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:18.0.0.352:*:*:*:esr:*:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 7 AND OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:21.0.0.242:*:*:*:*:internet_explorer:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:21.0.0.242:*:*:*:*:edge:*:* (and previous) Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1238 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1238 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-18.html No Types Assigned https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-18.html Vendor Advisory -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-18.html -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jul. 21, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:21.0.0.242:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:21.0.0.242:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 14, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1238 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 17, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:21.0.0.242:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa16-03.html No Types Assigned https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa16-03.html Advisory Added CWE NVD-CWE-noinfo -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 16, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-4171 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-4171
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
18.44 }} 2.84%
score
0.96258
percentile