CVE-2016-4246 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability affecting Adobe Flash Player versions before 18.0.0.366, 22.0.0.209, and 11.2.202.632 on Windows, OS X, and Linux platforms, respectively. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service through unspecified vectors. With a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.8 (High), it presents a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the cybersecurity community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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 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.