Security bypass in Adobe products - CVE-2016-1030

 

Security bypass in Adobe products - CVE-2016-1030

Published: February 13, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU5766
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1030
CWE-ID: CWE-264
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

Detailed vulnerability description

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.

How to mitigate CVE-2016-1030

Install update from vendor's website.

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