SB2016101203 - Red Hat update for flash-plugin
Published: October 12, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016101203
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
12
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 12 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-4273)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The weakness exists due to boundary error when handling malicious .swf content. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted SWF file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability will result in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
2) Security bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-4286)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.The weakness exists due to access control error. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web site, trick the victim into opening it, to avoid security controls and obtain potentially sensitive information.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in information disclosure on the vulnerable system.
3) Use-after-free error (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6981)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The weakness exists due to use-after-free error when handling malicious .swf content. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted SWF file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability will result in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
4) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6982)
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The weakness exists due to boundary error when handling malicious .swf content. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted SWF file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability will result in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
5) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6983)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The weakness exists due to boundary error when handling malicious .swf content. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted SWF file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability will result in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
6) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6984)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The weakness exists due to boundary error when handling malicious .swf content. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted SWF file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability will result in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
7) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6985)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The weakness exists due to boundary error when handling malicious .swf content. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted SWF file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability will result in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
8) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6986)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The weakness exists due to boundary error when handling malicious .swf content. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted SWF file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability will result in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
9) Use-after-free error (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6987)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The weakness exists due to use-after-free memory error within Accessibility's sendEvent method when handling malicious .swf content. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted SWF file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability will result in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
10) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6989)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The weakness exists due to boundary error when handling malicious .swf content. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted SWF file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability will result in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
11) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6990)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The weakness exists due to boundary error when handling malicious .swf content. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted SWF file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability will result in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
12) Type confusion (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6992)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The weakness exists due to type confusion error when handling malicious .swf content. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted SWF file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability will result in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.