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CVE-2016-4179

47
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-4179 is a memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player versions prior to 18.0.0.366, 22.0.0.209 (Windows/OS X), and 11.2.202.632 (Linux), impacting products from Adobe, Apple, Google, and Microsoft. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability can lead to arbitrary code execution or denial of service through unspecified vectors, requiring user interaction. While not on the KEV catalog, an ExploitDB entry exists for a similar memory corruption, and it has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating notable attention.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 22.0.0.192CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_desktop_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 18.0.0.360CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:*
<= 22.0.0.192CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:chrome:*:*
<= 22.0.0.192CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:edge:*:*
<= 22.0.0.192CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:internet_explorer:*:*

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
20.47%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
97.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-40102 · Jul 13, 2016
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.2047 is in the 97th percentile among its peer group of 14,855 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-0:11.2.202.632-1.el5_11
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 SupplementaryFixed in: flash-plugin-0:11.2.202.632-1.el6_8
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-4179Critical

flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB16-25

Jul 12, 2016

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00016.html
Broken Link
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00017.html
Broken Link
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2016:1423
Third Party Advisory
docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-093
PatchVendor Advisory
helpx.adobe.com / security/products/flash-player/apsb16-25.html
PatchVendor Advisory
exploit-db.com / exploits/40102
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/91725
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1036280
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry