Information disclosure in Adobe products - CVE-2016-4232

 

Information disclosure in Adobe products - CVE-2016-4232

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU3767
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-4232
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vendor: Adobe
Affected software:
Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release
Adobe Flash Player for Linux
Adobe Flash Player

Detailed vulnerability description

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.


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.

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