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CVE-2016-4140

Published: Jun 16, 2016Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-noinfo
8.8HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
3.8%
Top 11.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.242 and earlier, as used in the Adobe Flash libraries in Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 and 11 and Microsoft Edge, has unknown impact and attack vectors, a different vulnerability than other CVEs listed in MS16-083.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

Adobe Systems Inc.
commercial·USaka adobe
Flash PlayerDesktop App
Consumer Software / media-player
flash player desktop runtime
Consumer Software
Flash Player for Linux
Consumer Software
suse
commercial·DE
linux enterprise desktopOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
linux enterprise workstation extensionOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
redhat
commercial·USaka red hat
enterprise linux workstationOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
opensuse
oss-project·DE
opensuseOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
and 4 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00031.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00035.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00038.html
lists.opensuse.org
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