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CVE-2016-1019 Detail

Description

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.


Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/?p=1330 Adobe Systems Incorporated, CVE Broken Link  Vendor Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00009.html Adobe Systems Incorporated, CVE Broken Link 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00010.html Adobe Systems Incorporated, CVE Broken Link 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00012.html Adobe Systems Incorporated, CVE Broken Link 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00055.html Adobe Systems Incorporated, CVE Broken Link 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00044.html Adobe Systems Incorporated, CVE Broken Link 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00045.html Adobe Systems Incorporated, CVE Broken Link 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0610.html Adobe Systems Incorporated, CVE Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85856 Adobe Systems Incorporated, CVE Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035491 Adobe Systems Incorporated, CVE Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-050 Adobe Systems Incorporated, CVE Patch  Third Party Advisory  Vendor Advisory 
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa16-01.html Adobe Systems Incorporated, CVE Vendor Advisory 
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-10.html Adobe Systems Incorporated, CVE Vendor Advisory 
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-08 Adobe Systems Incorporated, CVE Third Party Advisory 
https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2016/04/cve-2016-1019_a_new.html Adobe Systems Incorporated, CVE Broken Link 

This CVE is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Reference CISA's BOD 22-01 and Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog for further guidance and requirements.

Vulnerability Name Date Added Due Date Required Action
Adobe Flash Player Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability 03/03/2022 03/24/2022 The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
NVD-CWE-noinfo Insufficient Information cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-1019
NVD Published Date:
04/07/2016
NVD Last Modified:
04/12/2025
Source:
Adobe Systems Incorporated