CVE-2016-1019
Adobe — Adobe Flash Player Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
Adobe · Remote code execution | Denial of service · in CISA KEV since 2022-03-03
EVRS 85 of 100 Immediate
Out-of-Band / Urgent Remediation
Rank 439 of 2,960 tracked
Raised to the floor for a confirmed exploited vulnerability.
Why it scores 85
Evidence available: 6 of 7 signalsListed in the CISA KEV catalog, and associated with known ransomware campaigns.
- CISA KEVApplied
- RansomwareApplied
- Vendor exploitationDid not apply
- EPSSApplied
- Microsoft Exploitability IndexNot applicable
- Pre-patch disclosureNo data
- KEV recencyDid not apply
- CVSSApplied
The band answers “how soon”, not “how bad”. No data for: Pre-patch disclosure. Why some signals show no data
Fix
Patch or fixed version identifiedCISA required action
Fixed in
flash player desktop runtime: update to a version newer than 21.0.0.197 | flash player: update to a version newer than 18.0.0.333 | flash player: update to a version newer than 21.0.0.197 | flash player: update to a version newer than 11.2.202.577 | air desktop runtime: update to a version newer than 21.0.0.176 | air sdk: update to a version newer than 21.0.0.176
Affected versions
- flash player desktop runtime
<= 21.0.0.197 - flash player
<= 18.0.0.333<= 21.0.0.197<= 11.2.202.577 - air desktop runtime
<= 21.0.0.176 - air sdk
<= 21.0.0.176 - air sdk \& compiler
<= 21.0.0.176 - mac os x
- windows
- chrome os
+5 more affected products; see the full list at NVD.
Remediation
The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
Fixed versions from NVD.
Evidence
Each value with its source| Measure | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| CVSS base scoreHow severe the flaw is in itself. It does not say how likely an attack is. | 9.8 | NVD |
| FIRST EPSSFIRST's estimate of the chance this is exploited in the next 30 days, and how that ranks against all CVEs. | 0.223 (97.7th pctl) | FIRST EPSS |
| Actively exploitedWhether a source of record has confirmed attacks using it in the wild. | Confirmed | CISA KEV |
| Ransomware campaign useWhether CISA has seen ransomware operators use it. | Known | CISA KEV |
| CISA remediation deadlineThe date US federal agencies must have fixed or mitigated it. | 2022-03-24 · KEV since 2022 · listed over a year | CISA KEV |
| Public exploit moduleA module existing is not the same as active exploitation. | None known | Metasploit |
| EUVD cross-referenceENISA's record: CVSS 7.8 (v3.1), assigned by adobe. | Listed | ENISA EUVD |
Description
NVDAdobe Flash Player 21.0.0.197 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in April 2016.
What CISA says to do