CVE-2016-4137 Other in n/a
Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause other impacts via malicious content.
- 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-2016-4137?
CVE-2016-4137 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-2016-4137?
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-2016-4137?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2016-4137 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2016-4137 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h3g3-395g-5h9v.