# CVE-2016-4116: Other in n/a

> Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player allows unknown impact and attack vectors, requiring a security patch for affected browser environments.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 11 May 2016
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8c3v-xj7m-q437

## What is CVE-2016-4116?

CVE-2016-4116 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, published on 11 May 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.213 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 MS16-064.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-4116?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Adobe Flash Player, Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Internet Explorer.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-4116?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2016-4116 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-4116 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player

- [CVE-2017-11292](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-11292/): Adobe Flash Player Type Confusion (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2016-7892](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-7892/): Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2016-7855](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-7855/): Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2014-0497](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0497/): Adobe Flash Player Integer Underflow Vulnerablity (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-0643](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-0643/): Adobe Flash Player Incorrect Default Permissions (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-4116 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-4116 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, published on 11 May 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-4116 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Adobe Flash Player. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-4116/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-4116/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4116
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4116
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-4116

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