High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 13, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-4273
CVE-2016-4273
Description
Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.382 and 19.x through 23.x before 23.0.0.185 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.637 on Linux allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-6982, CVE-2016-6983, CVE-2016-6984, CVE-2016-6985, CVE-2016-6986, CVE-2016-6989, and CVE-2016-6990.
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Affected products
9cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:chrome:*:*+ 5 more
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:chrome:*:*range: <=23.0.0.162
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:edge:*:*range: <=23.0.0.162
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:*range: <=18.0.0.375
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:internet_explorer:*:*range: <=23.0.0.162
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*range: <=11.2.202.635
- (no CPE)range: <18.0.0.382, <23.0.0.185, <11.2.202.637
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_desktop_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <=23.0.0.162
- osv-coords2 versionspkg:rpm/suse/flash-player&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/flash-player&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012%20SP1
< 11.2.202.637-143.1+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: < 11.2.202.637-143.1
- (no CPE)range: < 11.2.202.637-143.1
Patches
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References
6- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-32.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40510/nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2057.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93490nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036985nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-10nvdThird Party Advisory
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