CVE-2016-4228

HIGH

Adobe Flash Player <22.0.0.209 - Use After Free

Title source: llm

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.366 and 19.x through 22.x before 22.0.0.209 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.632 on Linux allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4173, CVE-2016-4174, CVE-2016-4222, CVE-2016-4226, CVE-2016-4227, CVE-2016-4229, CVE-2016-4230, CVE-2016-4231, and CVE-2016-4248.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by Google Security Research · textdosmultiple

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40309

View Code ZIP pw:eip

References (9)

[Broken Link, Third Party Advisory] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00016.html

[Broken Link, Third Party Advisory] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00017.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91719

[Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036280

[Third Party Advisory] https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1423

[Patch, Third Party Advisory] https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-093

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-25.html

[Third Party Advisory] https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-03

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40309/

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8

EPSS 0.7530

EPSS Percentile 98.9%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE

CWE-416

Status published

Products (4)

adobe/flash_player < 11.2.202.626

adobe/flash_player < 18.0.0.360

adobe/flash_player < 22.0.0.192 (3 CPE variants)

adobe/flash_player_desktop_runtime < 22.0.0.192

Published Jul 13, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026