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CVE-2016-0994

30
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-0994 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player and AIR, affecting various versions across Windows, OS X, and Linux. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting specific arguments for the actionCallMethod opcode. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), it presents a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, the vulnerability garnered notable community discussion and media coverage, indicating its perceived importance at the time, though no public exploit code is currently available.

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
8.04%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0804 is in the 94th percentile among its peer group of 14,852 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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-2016-0994Critical

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/84312
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1035251
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
zerodayinitiative.com / advisories/ZDI-16-194
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry