#VU4878 Memory corruption in Adobe products - CVE-2016-0965
Published: February 9, 2016 / Updated: September 14, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU4878
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-0965
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Adobe Flash Player
Adobe Flash Player for Linux
Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release
Adobe AIR
Adobe Flash Player
Adobe Flash Player for Linux
Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release
Adobe AIR
Software vendor:
Adobe
Adobe
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing malicious .swf content. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted .SWF file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Update Adobe Flash Player to version 20.0.0.306.
Update Adobe Flash Player for Linux to version 11.2.202.569.
Update Adobe AIR to version 20.0.0.260.
Update Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release to version 18.0.0.329.
Update Adobe Flash Player for Linux to version 11.2.202.569.
Update Adobe AIR to version 20.0.0.260.
Update Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release to version 18.0.0.329.