High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 9, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-1015
CVE-2016-1015
Description
Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.343 and 19.x through 21.x before 21.0.0.213 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.616 on Linux allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by overriding NetConnection object properties to leverage an unspecified "type confusion," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1019.
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Affected products
14- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air_desktop_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <=21.0.0.176
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air_sdk_\&_compiler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <=21.0.0.176
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=11.2.202.577
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:chrome:*:*range: <=21.0.0.197
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:edge:*:*range: <=21.0.0.197
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:*range: <=18.0.0.333
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:internet_explorer:*:*range: <=21.0.0.197
- (no CPE)range: <18.0.0.343 on Windows/OS X and <21.0.0.213 on Windows/OS X (19.x-21.x) and <11.2.202.616 on Linux
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_desktop_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <=21.0.0.197
- osv-coords4 versionspkg:rpm/suse/flash-player&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012pkg:rpm/suse/flash-player&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/flash-player&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012pkg:rpm/suse/flash-player&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012%20SP1
< 11.2.202.621-130.1+ 3 more
- (no CPE)range: < 11.2.202.621-130.1
- (no CPE)range: < 11.2.202.621-130.1
- (no CPE)range: < 11.2.202.621-130.1
- (no CPE)range: < 11.2.202.621-130.1
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References
8- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-050nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-10.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00044.htmlnvdBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00045.htmlnvdBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0610.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/85930nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035509nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-227/nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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