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HIGH · CVSS 8.8 CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

CVE-2016-1010

Adobe Flash Player and AIR Integer Overflow Vulnerability

Adobe Flash Player and AIR

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.

CVSS
8.8
HIGH
EPSS
19.3%
30-day exploitation
Ransomware groups
0
recorded exploiting
Published
12 Mar 2016
CWE-190

Exploitation status

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

Listed by CISA on 25 May 2022. US federal agencies were required to remediate it by 15 June 2022.

EPSS — exploitation probability

FIRST puts the probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days at 19.3%, which is higher than 97.3% of all scored vulnerabilities. EPSS is a forecast of activity, not a measure of severity, and it is rescored daily.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Frequently asked questions

Is CVE-2016-1010 being exploited by ransomware groups?

No ransomware group in this database is currently recorded as exploiting CVE-2016-1010.

What does CVE-2016-1010 affect?

CVE-2016-1010 affects Adobe Flash Player and AIR. 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.

How severe is CVE-2016-1010?

CVE-2016-1010 is rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 8.8. EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 19.3%, higher than 97.3% of all scored vulnerabilities. It is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, with a federal remediation deadline of 15 June 2022.

How should organisations respond to CVE-2016-1010?

Apply the vendor patch for Adobe Flash Player and AIR as the first priority, and treat any internet-facing instance as the most urgent. Because this vulnerability is associated with ransomware activity, also review whether the affected systems were reachable before patching, rather than assuming that patching alone closes the incident.