| Severity | Critical |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE ID | CVE-2016-4117 |
| CVSSv3 |
8.9 [CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C] |
| CWE ID |
CWE-843 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild. |
| Vulnerable software |
Adobe Flash Player Adobe AIR Adobe Flash Player for Linux Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release |
| Vulnerable software versions |
Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.241 Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.216 Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.182 Show more Adobe AIR 21.0.0.198 Adobe AIR 21.0.0.176 Adobe AIR 21.0.0.215 Adobe Flash Player for Linux 11.2.202.577 Adobe Flash Player for Linux 11.2.202.481 Adobe Flash Player for Linux 11.2.202.468 Show more Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release 18.0.0.268 Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release 18.0.0.324 Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release 18.0.0.343 Show more |
| Vendor URL | Adobe |
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to type confusion error when processing .swf files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web site, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution.Install update from vendor's website.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-15.html