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CVE-2016-4227

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.366 and 19.x through 22.x before...

8.8 HighPublic exploitFix available

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-2016-4228, CVE-2016-4229, CVE-2016-4230, CVE-2016-4231, and CVE-2016-4248.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

32.9%Down 52.1 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

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-2016-4228, CVE-2016-4229, CVE-2016-4230, CVE-2016-4231, and CVE-2016-4248.

Record
CVE-2016-4227
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-416
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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-2016-4228, CVE-2016-4229, CVE-2016-4230, CVE-2016-4231, and CVE-2016-4248.

Record
CVE-2016-4227
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-5227 No score

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-2016-4228, CVE-2016-4229, CVE-2016-4230, CVE-2016-4231, and CVE-2016-4248.

Record
EUVD-2016-5227
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x89x-8gr3-3g6f 9.8

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.366 and 19.x through 22.x before...

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-2016-4228, CVE-2016-4229, CVE-2016-4230, CVE-2016-4231, and CVE-2016-4248.

Record
GHSA-x89x-8gr3-3g6f
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-416
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2016:1423 8.8

Red Hat Security Advisory: flash-plugin security update

Record
RHSA-2016:1423
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-4227 8.8

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-2016-4228, CVE-2016-4229, CVE-2016-4230, CVE-2016-4231, and CVE-2016-4248.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4227
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2016-0251 No score

Updated flash-player-plugin packages fix 52 security vulnerabilities

Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.632 contains fixes to critical security vulnerabilities found in earlier versions that could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.

This update resolves a race condition vulnerability that could lead to information disclosure (CVE-2016-4247).

This update resolves type confusion vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2016-4223, CVE-2016-4224, CVE-2016-4225).

This update resolves use-after-free vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2016-4173, CVE-2016-4174, CVE-2016-4222, CVE-2016-4226, CVE-2016-4227, CVE-2016-4228, CVE-2016-4229, CVE-2016-4230, CVE-2016-4231, CVE-2016-4248).

This update resolves a heap buffer overflow vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2016-4249).

This update resolves memory corruption vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2016-4172, CVE-2016-4175, CVE-2016-4179, CVE-2016-4180, CVE-2016-4181, CVE-2016-4182, CVE-2016-4183, CVE-2016-4184, CVE-2016-4185, CVE-2016-4186, CVE-2016-4187, CVE-2016-4188, CVE-2016-4189, CVE-2016-4190, CVE-2016-4217, CVE-2016-4218, CVE-2016-4219, CVE-2016-4220, CVE-2016-4221, CVE-2016-4233, CVE-2016-4234, CVE-2016-4235, CVE-2016-4236, CVE-2016-4237, CVE-2016-4238, CVE-2016-4239, CVE-2016-4240, CVE-2016-4241, CVE-2016-4242, CVE-2016-4243, CVE-2016-4244, CVE-2016-4245, CVE-2016-4246).

This update resolves a memory leak vulnerability (CVE-2016-4232).

This update resolves stack corruption vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2016-4176, CVE-2016-4177).

This update resolves a security bypass vulnerability that could lead to information disclosure (CVE-2016-4178)

Record
MGASA-2016-0251
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2016:1826-1 No score

Security update for flash-player

Adobe Flash Player was updated to 11.2.202.632 to fix many security issues tracked under the upstream advisory APSB16-25, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code when delivering specially crafted Flash content.

The following vulnerabilities were fixed:

  • CVE-2016-4172: memory corruption vulnerability that could lead to code execution
  • CVE-2016-4173: use-after-free vulnerability that could lead to code execution
  • CVE-2016-4174: use-after-free vulnerability that could lead to code execution
  • CVE-2016-4175: memory corruption vulnerability that could lead to code execution
  • CVE-2016-4176: stack corruption vulnerability that could lead to code execution
  • CVE-2016-4177: stack corruption vulnerability that could lead to code execution
  • CVE-2016-4178: security bypass vulnerability that could lead to information disclosure
  • CVE-2016-4179: memory corruption vulnerability that could lead to code execution
  • CVE-2016-4180: memory corruption vulnerability that could lead to code execution
  • CVE-2016-4181: memory corruption vulnerability that could lead to code execution
  • CVE-2016-4182: memory corruption vulnerability that could lead to code execution
  • CVE-2016-4183: memory corruption vulnerability that could lead to code execution
  • CVE-2016-4184: memory corruption vulnerability that could lead to code execution
  • CVE-2016-4185: memory corruption vulnerability that could lead to code execution
  • CVE-2016-4186: memory corruption vulnerability that could lead to code execution
  • CVE-2016-4187: memory corruption vulnerability that could lead to code execution
  • CVE-2016-4188: memory corruption vulnerability that could lead to code execution
  • CVE-2016-4189: memory corruption vulnerability that could lead to code execution
  • CVE-2016-4190: memory corruption vulnerability that could lead to code execution
  • CVE-2016-4217: memory corruption vulnerability that could lead to code execution
  • CVE-2016-4218: memory corruption vulnerability that could lead to code execution
  • CVE-2016-4219: memory corruption vulnerability that could lead to code execution
  • CVE-2016-4220: memory corruption vulnerability that could lead to code execution
  • CVE-2016-4221: memory corruption vulnerability that could lead to code execution
  • CVE-2016-4222: use-after-free vulnerability that could lead to code execution
  • CVE-2016-4223: type confusion vulnerability that could lead to code execution
  • CVE-2016-4224: type confusion vulnerability that could lead to code execution
  • CVE-2016-4225: type confusion vulnerability that could lead to code execution
  • CVE-2016-4226: use-after-free vulnerability that could lead to code execution
  • CVE-2016-4227: use-after-free vulnerability that could lead to code execution
  • CVE-2016-4228: use-after-free vulnerability that could lead to code execution
  • CVE-2016-4229: use-after-free vulnerability that could lead to code execution
  • CVE-2016-4230: use-after-free vulnerability that could lead to code execution
  • CVE-2016-4231: use-after-free vulnerability that could lead to code execution
  • CVE-2016-4232: memory leak vulnerability
  • CVE-2016-4233: memory corruption vulnerability that could lead to code execution
  • CVE-2016-4234: memory corruption vulnerability that could lead to code execution
  • CVE-2016-4235: memory corruption vulnerability that could lead to code execution
  • CVE-2016-4236: memory corruption vulnerability that could lead to code execution
  • CVE-2016-4237: memory corruption vulnerability that could lead to code execution
  • CVE-2016-4238: memory corruption vulnerability that could lead to code execution
  • CVE-2016-4239: memory corruption vulnerability that could lead to code execution
  • CVE-2016-4240: memory corruption vulnerability that could lead to code execution
  • CVE-2016-4241: memory corruption vulnerability that could lead to code execution
  • CVE-2016-4242: memory corruption vulnerability that could lead to code execution
  • CVE-2016-4243: memory corruption vulnerability that could lead to…
Record
SUSE-SU-2016:1826-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
flash-player-plugin
Mageia:5
From an advisory covering 52 CVEs
 before 11.2.202.632-1.mga5.nonfree
11.2.202.632-1.mga5.nonfree
flash-plugin
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client
From an advisory covering 53 CVEs
 before 0:11.2.202.632-1.el5_11
0:11.2.202.632-1.el5_11
flash-plugin
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server
From an advisory covering 53 CVEs
 before 0:11.2.202.632-1.el5_11
0:11.2.202.632-1.el5_11
flash-plugin
Red Hat:rhel_extras:6
From an advisory covering 53 CVEs
 before 0:11.2.202.632-1.el6_8
0:11.2.202.632-1.el6_8
flash-player
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
From an advisory covering 52 CVEs
 before 11.2.202.632-137.1
11.2.202.632-137.1
flash-player
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP1
From an advisory covering 52 CVEs
 before 11.2.202.632-137.1
11.2.202.632-137.1
flashplugin-nonfree
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
 before 11.2.202.632ubuntu0.14.04.1, plus listed versions
11.2.202.310ubuntu111.2.202.327ubuntu0.13.10.111.2.202.332ubuntu111.2.202.335ubuntu111.2.202.336ubuntu1
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11.2.202.341ubuntu111.2.202.346ubuntu111.2.202.350ubuntu111.2.202.356ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.359ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.378ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.394ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.400ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.406ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.406ubuntu0.14.04.211.2.202.411ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.418ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.424ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.425ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.429ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.438ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.440ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.442ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.451ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.457ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.460ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.466ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.468ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.481ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.481ubuntu0.14.04.211.2.202.491ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.508ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.521ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.535ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.540ubuntu0.14.04.211.2.202.548ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.554ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.559ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.569ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.577ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.616ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.621ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.626ubuntu0.14.04.1
11.2.202.632ubuntu0.14.04.1
flashplugin-nonfree
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
 before 11.2.202.632ubuntu0.16.04.1, plus listed versions
11.2.202.540ubuntu211.2.202.548ubuntu111.2.202.554ubuntu111.2.202.559ubuntu111.2.202.569ubuntu1
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11.2.202.577ubuntu111.2.202.616ubuntu111.2.202.621ubuntu0.16.04.111.2.202.626ubuntu0.16.04.1
11.2.202.632ubuntu0.16.04.1

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
Exploit-DBAdobe Flash - Selection.setFocus Use-After-Free2016-08-29

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-4227 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Adobe Flash Player, published July 12, 2016. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 32.9%, the 98th percentile. Fixed in flashplugin-nonfree 11.2.202.632ubuntu0.14.04.1.

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