critical
CVE-2016-4161
flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB16-15
In the Trivy database since at least 24 Oct 2026, 07:11 UTCWhen it arrived before that build is not recorded.
Severity by source
NVD9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Red Hat6.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Trivy's own label is CRITICAL. Rated critical by NVD, Red Hat. Rated lower by Ubuntu (medium).
Description
Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.352 and 19.x through 21.x before 21.0.0.242 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.621 on Linux allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1096, CVE-2016-1098, CVE-2016-1099, CVE-2016-1100, CVE-2016-1102, CVE-2016-1104, CVE-2016-4109, CVE-2016-4111, CVE-2016-4112, CVE-2016-4113, CVE-2016-4114, CVE-2016-4115, CVE-2016-4120, CVE-2016-4160, CVE-2016-4162, and CVE-2016-4163.
Affected packages and fixed versions
| Source | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| ubuntu 12.04 | adobe-flashplugin, flashplugin-nonfree | 1:20160616.1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 and 1 more |
| ubuntu 14.04 | adobe-flashplugin, flashplugin-nonfree | 1:20160616.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 and 1 more |
| ubuntu 15.10 | adobe-flashplugin, flashplugin-nonfree | 1:20160616.1-0ubuntu0.15.10.1 and 1 more |
| ubuntu 16.04 | adobe-flashplugin, flashplugin-nonfree | 1:20160616.1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 and 1 more |
| ubuntu 16.04-ESM | flashplugin-nonfree | 11.2.202.626ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
Show all 9 entries from 5 sources
| Source | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| ubuntu 12.04 | adobe-flashplugin | 1:20160616.1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 |
| ubuntu 12.04 | flashplugin-nonfree | 11.2.202.626ubuntu0.12.04.1 |
| ubuntu 14.04 | adobe-flashplugin | 1:20160616.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
| ubuntu 14.04 | flashplugin-nonfree | 11.2.202.626ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
| ubuntu 15.10 | adobe-flashplugin | 1:20160616.1-0ubuntu0.15.10.1 |
| ubuntu 15.10 | flashplugin-nonfree | 11.2.202.626ubuntu0.15.10.1 |
| ubuntu 16.04 | adobe-flashplugin | 1:20160616.1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
| ubuntu 16.04 | flashplugin-nonfree | 11.2.202.626ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
| ubuntu 16.04-ESM | flashplugin-nonfree | 11.2.202.626ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1079.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90618
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4161
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa16-02.html
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-15.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4161
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-08
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4161