redhat enterprise-linux-desktop CVE-2016-4171 vulnerability in Red Hat and Other Products
Published on June 16, 2016

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Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.242 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, as exploited in the wild in June 2016.

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Known Exploited Vulnerability

This Adobe Flash Player Remote Code Execution Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player allows for remote code execution.

The following remediation steps are recommended / required by April 15, 2022: The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2016-4171 can be exploited with local system access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. This vulnerability is known to be actively exploited by threat actors. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
REQUIRED
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

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Exploit Probability

EPSS
50.54%
Percentile
97.79%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.