{"id":"CVE-2016-1019","title":"Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.197 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in April 2016.","summary":"Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.197 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in April 2016.","severity":"critical","cvss":9.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","vendor":"adobe","product":"flash_player_desktop_runtime","affected":["flash_player_desktop_runtime <= 21.0.0.197","flash_player <= 18.0.0.333","flash_player <= 21.0.0.197","flash_player <= 11.2.202.577","air_desktop_runtime <= 21.0.0.176","air_sdk <= 21.0.0.176","air_sdk_&_compiler <= 21.0.0.176"],"published":"2016-04-07","updated":"2026-10-01","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-01T20:17:16.080","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1019","references":[{"url":"http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/?p=1330","label":"psirt@adobe.com"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00009.html","label":"psirt@adobe.com"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00010.html","label":"psirt@adobe.com"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00012.html","label":"psirt@adobe.com"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00055.html","label":"psirt@adobe.com"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00044.html","label":"psirt@adobe.com"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00045.html","label":"psirt@adobe.com"},{"url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0610.html","label":"psirt@adobe.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85856","label":"psirt@adobe.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035491","label":"psirt@adobe.com"},{"url":"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-050","label":"psirt@adobe.com"},{"url":"https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa16-01.html","label":"psirt@adobe.com"},{"url":"https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-10.html","label":"psirt@adobe.com"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-08","label":"psirt@adobe.com"},{"url":"https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2016/04/cve-2016-1019_a_new.html","label":"psirt@adobe.com"},{"url":"http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/?p=1330","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00009.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00010.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00012.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00055.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00044.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00045.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0610.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85856","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035491","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-050","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa16-01.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-10.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-08","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2016/04/cve-2016-1019_a_new.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/196","label":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-1019","label":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org","in-the-wild","exploit-available","kev","score-dispute"],"exploited":true,"exploitAvailable":true,"ssvc":{"exploitation":"active","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-10-01T19:53:23.096920Z"},"scores":{"nvd":9.8,"adp":7.8},"epss":0.22316,"epssPercentile":0.97673,"kev":true,"kevDateAdded":"2022-03-03","kevDueDate":"2022-03-24","kevRansomware":true,"ingestedAt":"2026-08-14T06:15:27.344Z","slug":"CVE-2016-1019","body":"## Overview\n\nAdobe Flash Player 21.0.0.197 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in April 2016.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `flash_player_desktop_runtime <= 21.0.0.197`\n- `flash_player <= 18.0.0.333`\n- `flash_player <= 21.0.0.197`\n- `flash_player <= 11.2.202.577`\n- `air_desktop_runtime <= 21.0.0.176`\n- `air_sdk <= 21.0.0.176`\n- `air_sdk_&_compiler <= 21.0.0.176`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"hadal","depthScore":88,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":53.9,"likelihood":4.5,"exploitation":25,"ransomware":5},"changes":[{"seq":214698,"id":"CVE-2016-1019","ts":1790888467988,"field":"zero_day","old":"true","new":"false"},{"seq":214653,"id":"CVE-2016-1019","ts":1790884795464,"field":"exploit_available","old":"false","new":"true"}]}