Severity | Critical |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE ID | CVE-2016-4117 |
CWE ID | CWE-843 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild. |
Vulnerable software |
Adobe Flash Player Subscribe
Adobe AIR Adobe Flash Player for Linux Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release |
Vendor | Adobe |
This security advisory describes one critical risk vulnerability.
Severity: Critical
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] [PCI]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-4117
CWE-ID:
CWE-843 - Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')
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.
Adobe Flash Player: 20.0.0.228, 20.0.0.235, 20.0.0.267, 20.0.0.272, 20.0.0.286, 20.0.0.306, 21.0.0.182, 21.0.0.197, 21.0.0.213, 21.0.0.216, 21.0.0.226, 21.0.0.241, 21.0.0.242
Adobe AIR: 21.0.0.176, 21.0.0.198 , 21.0.0.215
Adobe Flash Player for Linux: 11.2.202.238, 11.2.202.261, 11.2.202.262, 11.2.202.270, 11.2.202.273, 11.2.202.327, 11.2.202.332, 11.2.202.335, 11.2.202.336, 11.2.202.341, 11.2.202.350, 11.2.202.356, 11.2.202.418, 11.2.202.424, 11.2.202.425, 11.2.202.429, 11.2.202.438, 11.2.202.438, 11.2.202.440, 11.2.202.440, 11.2.202.442, 11.2.202.451, 11.2.202.457, 11.2.202.466, 11.2.202.468, 11.2.202.481, 11.2.202.491, 11.2.202.535, 11.2.202.540, 11.2.202.554, 11.2.202.559, 11.2.202.569, 11.2.202.577, 11.2.202.616, 11.2.202.621
Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release: 18.0.0.268, 18.0.0.324, 18.0.0.326, 18.0.0.329, 18.0.0.333, 18.0.0.343, 18.0.0.352
CPEhttps://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-15.html
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, a fully functional exploit for this vulnerability is available.