CVE-2016-4117 Adobe Flash Player Arbitrary Code Execution
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors in Adobe Flash Player, requiring users to upgrade immediately.
- Exploited in the wild
- Since 3 Mar 2022
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-4117?
CVE-2016-4117 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, published on 11 May 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-4117?
It affects 9 products.
Products include Adobe Flash Player, Opensuse Evergreen, Opensuse Opensuse, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server From Rhui and 3 more.
How do I fix CVE-2016-4117?
Upgrade to a fixed version. US federal agencies must fix it by 24 Mar 2022.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2016-4117 being exploited?
Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2016-4117 in the wild since at least 3 Mar 2022, including in ransomware campaigns.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module, 1 Exploit-DB entry and 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pg3m-fww2-6vrj, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4117.