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CVE-2016-1018

27
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-1018 describes a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, affecting versions before 18.0.0.343, 19.x through 21.x before 21.0.0.213 on Windows and OS X, and before 11.2.202.616 on Linux. This flaw allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by enticing a user to open specially crafted JPEG-XR data. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), it presents a significant risk, as it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the vulnerability has a high FAUCET Risk Score, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules or significant community discussion surrounding it.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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 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
8.29%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0829 is in the 94th percentile among its peer group of 14,848 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

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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-0:11.2.202.616-1.el5
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 SupplementaryFixed in: flash-plugin-0:11.2.202.616-1.el6_7
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-1018Critical

flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB16-10

Apr 7, 2016

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00044.html
Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00045.html
Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2016-0610.html
Third Party Advisory
docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-050
PatchThird Party Advisory
helpx.adobe.com / security/products/flash-player/apsb16-10.html
PatchVendor Advisory
securitytracker.com / id/1035509
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
zerodayinitiative.com / advisories/ZDI-16-228
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry