Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU3767

Information disclosure in Adobe products - CVE-2016-4232

Published: July 12, 2016 / Updated: September 14, 2018

Vulnerability identifier: #VU3767

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 5.1 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-4232

CWE-ID: CWE-401

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: Public exploit is available

Vulnerability details

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

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak. A remote unauthenticated attacker can create a specially crafted Web site, trick the victim into visiting it and gain access to important data.

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

Affected software

Adobe Flash Player for Linux
Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release
Adobe Flash Player
Gentoo Linux
Microsoft Windows
Windows Server

How to mitigate CVE-2016-4232

Update Adobe Flash Playerto version 22.0.0.209.
Update Adobe Flash Player for Linux to version 11.2.202.632.
Update Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release to version 18.0.0.366.

Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes

Exploit #727 - Adobe Flash - Transform.colorTranform Getter Infomation Leak (March 18, 2020)

External References

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-25.html