#VU5503 Use-after-free error in Adobe products - CVE-2015-4428

 

#VU5503 Use-after-free error in Adobe products - CVE-2015-4428

Published: January 30, 2017 / Updated: March 10, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU5503
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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-2015-4428
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Adobe AIR
Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release
Adobe Flash Player
Adobe Flash Player for Linux
Software vendor:
Adobe

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists due to use-after-free 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 on the vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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