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CVE-2016-1019

Adobe 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.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a CRITICAL severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 9.8, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 13 products from adobe, from apple, from microsoft and 10 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2016, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2016-04-07T10:59:01.447

Last Modified

2025-11-17T20:15:46.867

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 9.8 (CRITICAL)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
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Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application adobe flash_player_desktop_runtime ≤ 21.0.0.197 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x - No
Operating System microsoft windows - No
Application adobe flash_player ≤ 18.0.0.333 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x - No
Operating System microsoft windows - No
Application adobe flash_player ≤ 21.0.0.197 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x - No
Operating System google chrome_os - No
Operating System linux linux_kernel - No
Operating System microsoft windows - No
Application adobe flash_player ≤ 21.0.0.197 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_10 - No
Application adobe flash_player ≤ 21.0.0.197 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_10 - No
Operating System microsoft windows_8.1 - No
Application adobe flash_player ≤ 11.2.202.577 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel - No
Application adobe air_desktop_runtime ≤ 21.0.0.176 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x - No
Operating System microsoft windows - No
Application adobe air_sdk ≤ 21.0.0.176 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os - No
Operating System apple mac_os_x - No
Operating System google android - No
Operating System microsoft windows - No
Application adobe air_sdk_\&_compiler ≤ 21.0.0.176 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os - No
Operating System apple mac_os_x - No
Operating System google android - No
Operating System microsoft windows - No
References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For adobe's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.