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CVE-2016-4138

Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.242 and earlier, as used in the Adobe Flash libraries in Microsof

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.

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 0.60707
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.50 - high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
  • EPSS percentile: top 2% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules16 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

11
redhat enterprise linux desktopall versions
redhat enterprise linux serverall versions
redhat enterprise linux workstationall versions
adobe flash player<= 21.0.0.242
adobe flash player desktop runtime<= 21.0.0.242
adobe flash player<= 11.2.202.621
adobe flash player<= 18.0.0.352
opensuseall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

2
dosAdobe Flash - ATF Image Packing Overflowverified
pocwww.exploit-db.com · 40090www.exploit-db.com
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Sigma Hunt Rules

16
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.
producthighSuspicious Microsoft Office Child Process - MacOS
producthighRemote Access Tool - Renamed MeshAgent Execution - MacOS
producthighBinary Padding - MacOS
productmediumSuspicious Execution via macOS Script Editor
productmediumSystem Information Discovery Via Sysctl - MacOS
productmediumNew File Exclusion Added To Time Machine Via Tmutil - MacOS
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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 NVD16 Jun 2016 · 02:59 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

2
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2016:1613-1
rhsaRHSA-2016:1238Critical
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References & Sources

6
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/2016-06/msg00031.htmlBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00035.htmlBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00038.htmlBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036117Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-083PatchThird Party Advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-18.htmlVendor Advisory
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