High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Jul 13, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-4173
CVE-2016-4173
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.366 and 19.x through 22.x before 22.0.0.209 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.632 on Linux allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4174, CVE-2016-4222, CVE-2016-4226, CVE-2016-4227, CVE-2016-4228, CVE-2016-4229, CVE-2016-4230, CVE-2016-4231, and CVE-2016-4248.
Affected products
6- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_desktop_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <=22.0.0.192
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:*range: <=18.0.0.360
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:chrome:*:*range: <=22.0.0.192
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:edge:*:*range: <=22.0.0.192
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:internet_explorer:*:*range: <=22.0.0.192
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=11.2.202.626
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
7- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-093nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-25.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/91719nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036280nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1423nvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00016.htmlnvdBroken Link
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00017.htmlnvdBroken Link
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