CVE-2016-4274

Published: Sep 14, 2016Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-787

8.8HIGH

NVD MITRE

Description

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 or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4275, CVE-2016-4276, CVE-2016-4280, CVE-2016-4281, CVE-2016-4282, CVE-2016-4283, CVE-2016-4284, CVE-2016-4285, CVE-2016-6922, and CVE-2016-6924.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:RUser Interaction

Required

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:HIntegrity

High

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

CWE-787

Affected Products

Adobe Systems Inc.

commercial·USaka adobe

Flash PlayerDesktop App

Consumer Software / media-player

flash player desktop runtime

Consumer Software

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques

Initial Access

Privilege Escalation

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References

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-10

security.gentoo.org

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-29.html

helpx.adobe.com

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1865.html

rhn.redhat.com

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