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CVE-2016-0993

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-0993 is an integer overflow vulnerability affecting Adobe Flash Player, AIR, AIR SDK, and AIR SDK & Compiler across Windows, OS X, and Linux platforms. This flaw allows attackers to execute arbitrary code through unspecified vectors. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), it presents a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability garnered notable community discussion and media coverage at the time of its disclosure.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 20.0.0.306CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:chrome:*:*
<= 20.0.0.233CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 20.0.0.260CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air_sdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
t-ms14jakucb-1102.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:samsung:x14j_firmware:t-ms14jakucb-1102.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 11.2.202.569CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
5.66%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0566 is in the 92nd percentile among its peer group of 14,852 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

adobepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 SupplementaryFixed in: flash-plugin-0:11.2.202.577-1.el5
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 SupplementaryFixed in: flash-plugin-0:11.2.202.577-1.el6_7
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-0993Critical

flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB16-08

Mar 10, 2016

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00022.html
Broken LinkMailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00023.html
Broken LinkMailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00024.html
Broken LinkMailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00032.html
Broken LinkMailing ListThird Party Advisory
helpx.adobe.com / security/products/flash-player/apsb16-08.html
PatchVendor Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201603-07
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/84308
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1035251
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry