CVE-2016-4275 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player affecting versions before 18.0.0.375 and 23.0.0.162 on Windows/OS X, and before 11.2.202.635 on Linux. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors, impacting products from Adobe, Apple, Google, and Microsoft. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), it presents a low-complexity attack requiring user interaction, leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not currently in CISA's KEV catalog, an ExploitDB entry exists for a related crash, and it garnered significant community discussion and media coverage at the time.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 11.2.202.632CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 22.0.0.211CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:edge:*:* | ||
<= 22.0.0.211CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:internet_explorer:*:* | ||
<= 22.0.0.211CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_desktop_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 18.0.0.366CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:* |
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.