#VU2855 Information disclosure in Adobe Flash Player - CVE-2011-0579

 

#VU2855 Information disclosure in Adobe Flash Player - CVE-2011-0579

Published: December 27, 2016 / Updated: January 9, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU2855
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-0579
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Adobe Flash Player
Software vendor:
Adobe

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists due to design flaw. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web site, trick the victim into visiting it and gain access to important data.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure on the vulnerable system.

Remediation

Update Adobe Flash Player 10.x for Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Solaris to 10.3.181.14.
http://www.adobe.com/go/getflash
http://www.adobe.com/licensing/distribution
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/04/stable-channel-update.html
http://www.adobe.com/support/flashplayer/downloads.html#fp10
Update Adobe Flash Player 10.x for Android to 10.3.185.21.
market://details?id=com.adobe.flashplayer

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