CVE-2016-4149

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.242 and earlier, as used in the Adobe Flash libraries in Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 and 11 and Microsoft Edge, has unknown impact and attack vectors, a different vulnerability than other CVEs listed in MS16-083.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.18% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory adobe.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036117 broken link third party advisory vdb entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-083 patch vendor advisory third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00038.html vendor advisory broken link mailing list third party advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1238 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00035.html vendor advisory broken link mailing list third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00031.html vendor advisory broken link mailing list third party advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-18.html patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-4149?
CVE-2016-4149 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-4149?
To fix CVE-2016-4149, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-4149 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-4149 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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