CVE-2016-1019
Adobe Flash Player ≤ 18.0.0.333
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSummary
CVE-2016-1019 is a critical-severity an unspecified weakness vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 3% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; CISA has added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
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Adobe Flash Player versions 21.0.0.197 and earlier contain an unspecified vulnerability that can be triggered to produce an application crash or potentially allow arbitrary code execution. The flaw carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 and is tracked under NVD-CWE-noinfo, indicating insufficient public detail on the underlying weakness.
Remote attackers can exploit the issue over the network without authentication or user interaction, enabling denial-of-service conditions or full code execution on affected systems. The vulnerability was observed being exploited in the wild during April 2016.
Adobe security advisories and corresponding updates from Linux distributions such as openSUSE document the availability of patched Flash Player releases and recommend prompt installation to address the exposure. The in-the-wild exploitation noted at disclosure time underscores the need for rapid remediation in environments still running legacy Flash components.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2016-2123
Vulnerability Data
Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.197 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in April 2016.
- CWE(s)
- KEV Date Added
- 03 March 2022
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