Type confusion in Adobe products - CVE-2016-4117
Published: May 12, 2016 / Updated: June 17, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU5129
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-2016-4117
CWE-ID: CWE-843
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vendor: Adobe
Affected 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
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 type confusion error when processing .swf files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web site, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger memory corruption 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-2016-4117
Install update from vendor's website.