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CVE-2016-4117

Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.226 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via...

9.8 CriticalIn KEVPublic exploitFix available

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

94.3%Down 1.4 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

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.

Record
CVE-2016-4117
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List 7.8

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.

Record
CVE-2016-4117
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-5118 7.8

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.

Record
EUVD-2016-5118
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pg3m-fww2-6vrj 9.8

Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.226 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via...

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.

Record
GHSA-pg3m-fww2-6vrj
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
CISA KEV No score

Adobe Flash Player Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

An access of resource using incompatible type vulnerability exists within Adobe Flash Player that allows an attacker to perform remote code execution.

Record
CVE-2016-4117
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-4117 9.8

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.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4117
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/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-2016-0173 No score

Updated flash-player-plugin packages fix security vulnerability

Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.621 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 type confusion vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2016-1105, CVE-2016-4117).

This update resolves use-after-free vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2016-1097, CVE-2016-1106, CVE-2016-1107, CVE-2016-1108, CVE-2016-1109, CVE-2016-1110, CVE-2016-4108, CVE-2016-4110).

This update resolves a heap buffer overflow vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2016-1101).

This update resolves a buffer overflow vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2016-1103).

This update resolves memory corruption vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2016-1096, CVE-2016-1098, CVE-2016-1099, CVE-2016-1100, CVE-2016-1102, CVE-2016-1104, CVE-2016-4109, CVE-2016-4111, CVE-2016-4112, CVE-2016-4113, CVE-2016-4114, CVE-2016-4115).

This update resolves a vulnerability in the directory search path used to find resources that could lead to code execution (CVE-2016-4116).

Adobe reports that an exploit for CVE-2016-4117 exists in the wild.

Record
MGASA-2016-0173
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2016:1305-1 No score

Security update for flash-player

This update for flash-player fixes the following issues:

  • Security update to 11.2.202.621 (bsc#979422):

    • APSA16-02, APSB16-15, CVE-2016-1096, CVE-2016-1097, CVE-2016-1098, CVE-2016-1099, CVE-2016-1100, CVE-2016-1101, CVE-2016-1102, CVE-2016-1103, CVE-2016-1104, CVE-2016-1105, CVE-2016-1106, CVE-2016-1107, CVE-2016-1108, CVE-2016-1109, CVE-2016-1110, CVE-2016-4108, CVE-2016-4109, CVE-2016-4110, CVE-2016-4111, CVE-2016-4112, CVE-2016-4113, CVE-2016-4114, CVE-2016-4115, CVE-2016-4116, CVE-2016-4117

  • The following CVEs got fixed during the previous release, but got published afterwards:

    • APSA16-01, APSB16-10, CVE-2016-1006, CVE-2016-1011, CVE-2016-1012, CVE-2016-1013, CVE-2016-1014, CVE-2016-1015, CVE-2016-1016, CVE-2016-1017, CVE-2016-1018, CVE-2016-1019, CVE-2016-1020, CVE-2016-1021, CVE-2016-1022, CVE-2016-1023, CVE-2016-1024, CVE-2016-1025, CVE-2016-1026, CVE-2016-1027, CVE-2016-1028, CVE-2016-1029, CVE-2016-1030, CVE-2016-1031, CVE-2016-1032, CVE-2016-1033
Record
SUSE-SU-2016:1305-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
flash-player-plugin
Mageia:5
 before 11.2.202.621-1.mga5.nonfree
11.2.202.621-1.mga5.nonfree
flash-plugin
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client
 before 0:11.2.202.621-1.el5
0:11.2.202.621-1.el5
flash-plugin
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server
 before 0:11.2.202.621-1.el5
0:11.2.202.621-1.el5
flash-plugin
Red Hat:rhel_extras:6
 before 0:11.2.202.621-1.el6_8
0:11.2.202.621-1.el6_8
flash-player
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
 before 11.2.202.621-130.1
11.2.202.621-130.1
flash-player
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
 before 11.2.202.621-130.1
11.2.202.621-130.1
flash-player
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12
 before 11.2.202.621-130.1
11.2.202.621-130.1
flash-player
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP1
 before 11.2.202.621-130.1
11.2.202.621-130.1
flashplugin-nonfree
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
 before 11.2.202.621ubuntu0.14.04.1, 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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11.2.202.341ubuntu111.2.202.346ubuntu111.2.202.350ubuntu111.2.202.356ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.359ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.378ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.394ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.400ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.406ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.406ubuntu0.14.04.211.2.202.411ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.418ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.424ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.425ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.429ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.438ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.440ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.442ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.451ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.457ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.460ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.466ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.468ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.481ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.481ubuntu0.14.04.211.2.202.491ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.508ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.521ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.535ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.540ubuntu0.14.04.211.2.202.548ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.554ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.559ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.569ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.577ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.616ubuntu0.14.04.1
11.2.202.621ubuntu0.14.04.1
flashplugin-nonfree
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
 before 11.2.202.621ubuntu0.16.04.1, plus listed versions
11.2.202.540ubuntu211.2.202.548ubuntu111.2.202.554ubuntu111.2.202.559ubuntu111.2.202.569ubuntu111.2.202.577ubuntu111.2.202.616ubuntu1
11.2.202.621ubuntu0.16.04.1

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
MetasploitAdobe Flash Player DeleteRangeTimelineOperation Type-Confusion2016-04-27
PoC in GitHubamit-raut/CVE-2016-4117-Report2017-02-23
Exploit-DBAdobe Flash Player - DeleteRangeTimelineOperation Type Confusion (Metasploit)2019-02-11

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
exploitation, exploits
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, Metasploit, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub

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

In short

CVE-2016-4117 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Adobe Flash Player, published May 11, 2016. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since March 3, 2022. EUVD reports exploitation since March 3, 2022. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 94.3%, the 99th percentile. Fixed in flash-player-plugin 11.2.202.621-1.mga5.nonfree.

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