Security bypass in Adobe products - CVE-2016-1030
Published: February 13, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU5766
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1030
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerabiity allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.
The weakness exists due to improper access controls. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web site, trick the victim into visiting it, bypass security mechanism and gain access to the affected system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in security bypass on the vulnerable system.
The weakness exists due to improper access controls. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web site, trick the victim into visiting it, bypass security mechanism and gain access to the affected system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in security bypass on the vulnerable system.
Affected software
Adobe Flash Player for Linux
Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release
Adobe Flash Player
Adobe AIR
Arch Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI
flash-plugin (Red Hat package)
Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release
Adobe Flash Player
Adobe AIR
Arch Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI
flash-plugin (Red Hat package)
How to mitigate CVE-2016-1030
Install update from vendor's website.
flash-plugin (Red Hat package) - update to 11.2.202.616-1.el5