Is CVE-2016-1010 actively exploited?

CVE-2016-1010 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-10-22.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-1010?

CVE-2016-1010 has a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2016-1010?

Patch guidance is available from adobe security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2016-1010.

Fix CVE-2016-1010 - HIGH adobe flash player

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2016-1010?

10 products: adobe flash player, adobe air, adobe air sdk, samsung x14j firmware, adobe flash player, and 5 more.

Description

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 Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: required
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-190 · Integer Overflow CWE-190 · Integer Overflow

Metadata

Primary Vendor: ADOBE
Published: 3/12/2016
Last Modified: 10/22/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

adobe : flash_playeradobe : airadobe : air_sdksamsung : x14j_firmwareadobe : flash_playeradobe : flash_player_desktop_runtimeadobe : flash_playeradobe : flash_playeradobe : air_desktop_runtimeadobe : air_sdk_\&_compiler

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD