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CVE-2016-4120

Published: Jun 16, 2016Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-119
NVD MITRE
9.8CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
6.3%
Top 7.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.352 and 19.x through 21.x before 21.0.0.242 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.621 on Linux allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1096, CVE-2016-1098, CVE-2016-1099, CVE-2016-1100, CVE-2016-1102, CVE-2016-1104, CVE-2016-4109, CVE-2016-4111, CVE-2016-4112, CVE-2016-4113, CVE-2016-4114, CVE-2016-4115, CVE-2016-4160, CVE-2016-4161, CVE-2016-4162, and CVE-2016-4163.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

flash playeradobe
Desktop App
Consumer Software / media-player
air sdk \& compileradobe
LibraryLibrary
Consumer Software / productivity
air sdkadobe
Dev Tool
OSS Libraries / generic-library
flash player desktop runtimeadobe
On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / media-player
air desktop runtimeadobe
Desktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
adobecommercialUSConsumer Softwareaka adobe systems inc.
and 1 more affected products View all →

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1079.html
rhn.redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90618
securityfocus.com
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-15.html
helpx.adobe.com
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Timeline

Published
Jun 16, 2016
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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