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ID:6037 - Exploit for Type confusion in Adobe products - CVE-2016-4117
ID:6037 - Exploit for Type confusion in Adobe products - CVE-2016-4117
Published: June 17, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU5129
Vulnerability risk: Critical
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-4117
CWE-ID: CWE-843
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
Adobe Flash Player
Adobe AIR
Adobe Flash Player for Linux
Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release
Adobe Flash Player
Adobe AIR
Adobe Flash Player for Linux
Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
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.Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.