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CVE-2016-4117

Adobe Flash Player Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

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.

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 ⚠ CISA KEV EPSS 0.92961
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  • Listed on CISA KEV (known exploited in the wild)
  • SSVC exploitation status: active
  • EPSS ≥ 0.50 - high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
  • EPSS percentile: top 0% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules11 YARA rules0
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Required Remediation

The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

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Threat Actors Linked

2
actorAPT37
actorStealth Falcon
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Affected Products & Versions

9
adobe flash player<= 21.0.0.226
redhat enterprise linux desktopall versions
redhat enterprise linux serverall versions
redhat enterprise linux server from rhuiall versions
redhat enterprise linux workstationall versions
opensuse evergreenall versions
opensuseall versions
suse linux enterprise desktopall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

2
remoteAdobe Flash Player - DeleteRangeTimelineOperation Type Confusion (Metasploit)verified
pocwww.exploit-db.com · 46339www.exploit-db.com
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
producthighFlash Player Update from Suspicious Location
relatedcriticalAntivirus Password Dumper Detection
relatedcriticalHacktool Execution - Imphash
relatedcriticalHackTool - Rubeus Execution
relatedcriticalPotential Credential Dumping Via LSASS Process Clone
relatedcriticalWCE wceaux.dll Access
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Scoring & Timeline

9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS v3.1 · psirt@adobe.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD11 May 2016 · 01:59 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
active
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
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Vendor Advisories

3
cisaKEV-CVE-2016-4117
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2016:1305-1
rhsaRHSA-2016:1079Critical
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00044.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00045.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00046.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00047.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1079.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90505Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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