Risk | High |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2016-4282 |
CWE-ID | CWE-119 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software |
Adobe Flash Player Client/Desktop applications / Plugins for browsers, ActiveX components Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release Client/Desktop applications / Plugins for browsers, ActiveX components Adobe Flash Player for Linux Client/Desktop applications / Plugins for browsers, ActiveX components |
Vendor | Adobe |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU4773
Risk: High
CVSSv4.0: [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-4282
CWE-ID:
CWE-119 - Memory corruption
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to boundary error when handling a malicious Flash content. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web site, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code witj privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Adobe Flash Player: 11.2.202.540 - 22.0.0.211
Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release: 18.0.0.268 - 18.0.0.366
Adobe Flash Player for Linux: 11.2.202.621 - 11.2.202.626
CPE2.3http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-29.html
Q & A
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.