Integer overflow in Adobe products - CVE-2016-1010
Published: March 10, 2016 / Updated: May 25, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU4644
CSH Severity: Critical
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Red
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1010
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vendor: Adobe
Affected software:
Adobe AIR
Adobe Flash Player
Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release
Adobe Flash Player for Linux
Adobe AIR
Adobe Flash Player
Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release
Adobe Flash Player for Linux
Detailed 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 integer overflow. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web site, trick the victim into visiting it 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-1010
Install update from vendor's website.