Untrusted Search Path in Adobe products - CVE-2016-1014
Published: February 13, 2017 / Updated: March 7, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU5746
CSH Severity: High
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:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1014
CWE-ID: CWE-426
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Adobe
Affected software:
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
Adobe AIR
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to an error in the directory search path used to find resources when handling .swf files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted .swf file, place it with malicious .dll on remote SMB or WebDav share, trick the victim into opening Flash file it and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution.How to mitigate CVE-2016-1014
Install update from vendor's website.