CVE-2016-1002 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, Adobe AIR, and related SDKs across Windows, OS X, and Linux platforms. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service through unspecified vectors, impacting products from Adobe, Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Samsung. With a CVSS v3.1 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 not listed on the CISA KEV catalog, an exploit (EDB-39608) demonstrating a shape rendering crash exists, and its high EPSS score (0.49036) suggests a notable likelihood of exploitation. The vulnerability received some community discussion and media coverage at the time of its disclosure.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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 version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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