#VU5783 Memory corruption in Adobe products - CVE-2016-1098 

 

#VU5783 Memory corruption in Adobe products - CVE-2016-1098

Published: February 13, 2017 / Updated: March 6, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU5783
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-2016-1098
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Adobe Flash Player
Adobe Flash Player for Linux
Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release
Adobe AIR
Software vendor:
Adobe

Description

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

The weakness exists due to boundary 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.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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