#VU1294 Memory corruption in Adobe Flash Player and Adobe Flash Player for Linux - CVE-2016-7874 

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#VU1294 Memory corruption in Adobe Flash Player and Adobe Flash Player for Linux - CVE-2016-7874

Published: December 13, 2016


Vulnerability identifier: #VU1294
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-2016-7874
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
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 vulnerability exists due to boundary error when processing .swf files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted SWF file, trick the victim into opening it, cause memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install the latest version 24.0.0.186 from vendor's website for Windows, Macintosh and Linux.

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