CVE-2016-1023 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player affecting versions before 18.0.0.343 and 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, with a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors, requiring user interaction. While the vulnerability is severe, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code or significant community discussion has been observed.
| 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
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