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CVE-2016-4117: Adobe Flash Player Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedpublic exploitCVE-2016-4117
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
An access of resource using incompatible type vulnerability exists within Adobe Flash Player that allows an attacker to perform remote code execution.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Adobeproduct: Flash PlayerRemote code execution
What
An access of resource using incompatible type vulnerability exists within Adobe Flash Player that allows an attacker to perform remote code execution.
Who is affected
Users of Adobe Flash Player.
Urgency
Remediation is critical due to active exploitation and the severity of the vulnerability.
Action
Update to the latest version of Adobe Flash Player.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2022-03-03
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4117

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2016-4117coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

Recent advisories for Adobe Flash Player

A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.

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