#VU702 Security bypass in Adobe products - CVE-2016-4271 

 

#VU702 Security bypass in Adobe products - CVE-2016-4271

Published: September 30, 2016 / Updated: March 3, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU702
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-4271
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Adobe Flash Player
Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release
Adobe Flash Player for Linux
Software vendor:
Adobe

Description

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

The weakness exists due to improper access control. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web site, trick the victim into visiting it, bypass security limitations and gain access to imprortant data.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure or further attacks on the vulnerable system.


Remediation

Update Flash Player Desktop Runtime to 23.0.0.162 for Windows, Macintosh and ChromeOS.
Update Flash Player Extended Support Relaese to 18.0.0.375 for Windows and Macintosh.
Update Flash Player to 11.2.202.635 for Linux.

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