# 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.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/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:** 16 Jun 2016
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h3g3-395g-5h9v

## 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: Adobe Flash Player, Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime, Opensuse Opensuse, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation, Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop, Suse Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension.

## 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:

- Adobe Flash - LMZA Property Decoding Heap Corruption (exploitdb)

## 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-2016-4137 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2016-4137 exists.

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-2016-4137/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-4137/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4137
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4137
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-4137

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