Known exploited vulnerability
CVE-2016-1010
The short answer
CVE-2016-1010 affects n/a n/a and is rated high (CVSS 8.8). CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-05-25: attackers are using it, so patch it first. The vendor has linked a patch.
What it is
Integer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.333 and 19.x through 21.x before 21.0.0.182 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.577 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 21.0.0.176, Adobe AIR SDK before 21.0.0.176, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 21.0.0.176 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0963 and CVE-2016-0993.
Weakness: CWE-190.
Severity
8.8 high
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploited (CISA KEV)
Yes, since May 25, 2022
Federal due date Jun 15, 2022
EPSS, next 30 days
19%
Higher than 97% of scored CVEs
How it can be exploited
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
What CISA says to do
The impacted products are end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
Affected products
n/a. NVD's record lists the exact affected versions.
References
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-08.html PatchVendor Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-07 Third Party Advisory
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-08.html PatchVendor Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-07 Third Party Advisory
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-1010 US Government Resource
Questions
Is CVE-2016-1010 being exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2016-1010 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-05-25, with a federal remediation due date of 2022-06-15.
How do I fix CVE-2016-1010?
CISA's required action: The impacted products are end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
From NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and OSV.dev, checked . Status on NVD: Analyzed. The description is NVD's text, quoted as published.
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