CVE-2016-1016 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, specifically within the Transform object implementation. This flaw affects various versions of Flash Player on Windows, OS X, and Linux, impacting products from Adobe, Apple, Google, and Microsoft. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability allows unauthenticated, remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring user interaction. While no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is available, and it's not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, community discussion and media coverage suggest some awareness, though it is not considered actively exploited.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 11.2.202.577CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 21.0.0.197CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_desktop_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 18.0.0.333CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:* | ||
<= 21.0.0.197CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:internet_explorer:*:* | ||
<= 21.0.0.197CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:chrome:*:* |
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
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.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.