CVE-2016-4230
Publication date 13 July 2016
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
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.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| adobe-flashplugin | 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 1:20160712.1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 1:20160712.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
|
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| flashplugin-nonfree | 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 11.2.202.632ubuntu0.16.04.1
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 11.2.202.632ubuntu0.14.04.1
|
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
8.8 · High
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |