CVE-2016-4230

Exp

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.366 and 19.x through 22.x before 22.0.0.209 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.632 on Linux allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4173, CVE-2016-4174, CVE-2016-4222, CVE-2016-4226, CVE-2016-4227, CVE-2016-4228, CVE-2016-4229, CVE-2016-4231, and CVE-2016-4248.

Published: 2016-07-13 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2016-4230 is rated High Exploit Risk (89.7/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 65.39%, 98th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +11.84% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2016-4230

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
40311 exploit_db edb 2016-08-29 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-4230

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-01-31 53.55% 65.39% +11.84%
2 2026-01-30 54.99% 53.55% -1.44%
3 2026-01-27 — 54.99% —

Full EPSS history (17 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-4230

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 5.9 [email protected]
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-4230

OS Trackers for CVE-2016-4230

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2016-4230: 1 GLSA(s) (201607-03), 1 atom(s) (www-plugins/adobe-flash); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2016-4230
redhat critical — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4230
suse high CVE-2016-4230 severity important: SUSE including 2 source package names (flash-player-11.2.202.632-137.1, flash-player-gnome-11.2.202.632-137.1), 4 product×package rows across 2 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP1): Fixed 4. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4230/
ubuntu medium CVE-2016-4230 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (adobe-flashplugin, flashplugin-nonfree), 10 status rows across 5 suites (precise, trusty, upstream, wily, xenial): released 10. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4230

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2016-4230

Comment: CWE-416: Use After Free

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-4230

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
adobe flash_player_desktop_runtime <= 22.0.0.192 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_desktop_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player <= 18.0.0.360 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:*
adobe flash_player <= 22.0.0.192 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:chrome:*:*
adobe flash_player <= 22.0.0.192 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:edge:*:*
adobe flash_player <= 22.0.0.192 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:internet_explorer:*:*
adobe flash_player <= 11.2.202.626 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-4230

URL Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00016.html Broken Link Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00017.html Broken Link Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138532/Adobe-Flash-MovieClip-Transform-Use-After-Free.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91719 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036280 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1423 Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=844&q=adobe%20flash Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-093 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-25.html Patch Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-03 Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40311/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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