Security bypass in Adobe products - CVE-2016-1006

Vulnerability identifier: #VU5767

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-2016-1006

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerabiity allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.

The weakness exists due to failure to use Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR). A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web site, trick the victim into visiting it, conduct a JIT spraying attack and bypass memory layout randomization mitigations.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in security bypass on the vulnerable system.

Adobe Flash Player for Linux
Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release
Adobe Flash Player
Adobe AIR
Arch Linux
Microsoft Windows
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
Windows Server

flash-plugin (Red Hat package)

Install update from vendor's website.

flash-plugin (Red Hat package) - update to 11.2.202.616-1.el5

• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-10.html

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player
• Microsoft Security Update for Adobe Flash Player
• Security Update for Adobe Flash Player
• Arch Linux update for flashplugin
• OpenSUSE Linux update for flash-player
• SUSE Linux update for flash-player
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Supplementary and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary update for flash-plugin