# CVE-2016-1019

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.

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2016-1019
- CVSS: 9.8
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2022-03-03; CISA due date 2022-03-24; known ransomware use
- EPSS: 22.32% (percentile 97.7)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact total (assessed 2026-10-01)
- Published: 2016-04-07

## Affected

- adobe:flash_player_desktop_runtime
- adobe:flash_player
- adobe:air_desktop_runtime
- adobe:air_sdk
- adobe:air_sdk_\&_compiler

## References

- [other] https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2016/04/cve-2016-1019_a_new.html
- [advisory] https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-08
- [advisory] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00012.html
- [other] https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa16-01.html
- [advisory] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00010.html
- [other] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035491
- [advisory] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00044.html
- [other] http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/?p=1330
- [advisory] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00009.html
- [advisory] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00045.html
- [advisory] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00055.html
- [advisory] http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0610.html
- [advisory] https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-050
- [other] https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-10.html
- [other] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85856
- [other] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-1019
- [other] https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/196

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