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CVE-2016-4117

Adobe — Adobe Flash Player Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

Adobe · Remote code execution · in CISA KEV since 2022-03-03

ExigentKEV since 2022 · listed over a yearRansomwareCISA KEVActively Exploited
92

EVRS 92 of 100 Immediate

Out-of-Band / Urgent Remediation

Rank 105 of 2,960 tracked

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Why it scores 92

Evidence available: 6 of 7 signals

Listed 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 identified

CISA required action

Fixed in

flashplugin-nonfree -> 11.2.202.621ubuntu0.14.04.1 | flashplugin-nonfree -> 11.2.202.621ubuntu0.16.04.1

Affected versions

  • flash player<= 21.0.0.226
  • enterprise linux desktop5.06.0
  • enterprise linux server5.06.0
  • enterprise linux server from rhui5.06.0
  • enterprise linux workstation5.06.0
  • evergreen11.4
  • opensuse13.113.2
  • linux enterprise desktop12

+1 more affected product; 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
MeasureValueSource
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. 0.944 (99.85th 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. Public module exists Metasploit
EUVD cross-referenceENISA's record: CVSS 7.8 (v3.1), assigned by adobe. Listed ENISA EUVD

Description

NVD

Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.226 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in May 2016.

What CISA says to do

Public module

Metasploit lists a public great-rank module for this CVE: Adobe Flash Player DeleteRangeTimelineOperation Type-Confusion (osx/browser/adobe_flash_delete_range_tl_op). A module existing is not the same as active exploitation; see metasploit.com.