Description
Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.343 and 19.x through 21.x before 21.0.0.213 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.616 on Linux allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by overriding NetConnection object properties to leverage an unspecified "type confusion," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1019.
References (8)
Core 8
Core References
Broken Link, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00044.html
Broken Link, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00045.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-227/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0610.html
Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035509
Patch, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ms
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-050
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-10.html
Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85930
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0829
EPSS Percentile
92.3%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-843
Status
published
Products (7)
adobe/air_desktop_runtime
< 21.0.0.176
adobe/air_sdk
< 21.0.0.176
adobe/air_sdk_\&_compiler
< 21.0.0.176
adobe/flash_player
< 11.2.202.577
adobe/flash_player
< 18.0.0.333
adobe/flash_player
< 21.0.0.197 (3 CPE variants)
adobe/flash_player_desktop_runtime
< 21.0.0.197
Published
Apr 09, 2016
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026