CVE-2016-4131 Other in n/a
Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player used in Internet Explorer and Edge allows attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code or cause other impacts.
- 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
What is CVE-2016-4131?
CVE-2016-4131 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, published on 16 Jun 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 21.0.0.242 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-4131?
It affects 8 products.
Products include Adobe Flash Player, Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime, Opensuse Opensuse, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation and 2 more.
How do I fix CVE-2016-4131?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2016-4131 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-4131 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player
Sources
Also known as GHSA-86vp-7x3c-v5wc.