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CVE-2016-4240 Details

Description

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 or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than 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-2016-4241, CVE-2016-4242, CVE-2016-4243, CVE-2016-4244, CVE-2016-4245, and CVE-2016-4246.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:8.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00016.html	CVE	Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00017.html	CVE	Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1423	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-25.html	CVE	PatchVendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-03	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91725	CVE	Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036280	CVE	Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00016.html	[email protected]	Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00017.html	[email protected]	Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1423	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-25.html	[email protected]	PatchVendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-03	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91725	[email protected]	Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036280	[email protected]	Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

see all 14 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-787	Out-of-bounds Write	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
adobe flash player desktop runtime	<= 22.0.0.192
CPE cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_desktop_runtime:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
apple mac os x	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
microsoft windows	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
adobe flash player	<= 18.0.0.360 <= 22.0.0.192 <= 11.2.202.626
CPE cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:::::esr:::* cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player::::::chrome::* cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player::::::edge::* cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player::::::internet_explorer::* cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
google chrome os	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:o:google:chrome_os:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
linux linux kernel	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
microsoft windows 10	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
microsoft windows 8.1	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

10 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 6, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jan 25, 2023	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Jan 5, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 1, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 28, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 14, 2016	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Jul 13, 2016	Initial Analysis	[email protected]

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