CVE-2016-4138

CRITICAL

Adobe Flash Player <=21.0.0.242 - Fourth Exploit-Referenced Impact Unknown

Title source: manual

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2016-4138. PoCs published by Google Security Research.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a heap overflow vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player's ATF image packing functionality. The PoC involves loading a malicious image file via a crafted SWF, leading to potential remote code execution.

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.242 and earlier, as used in the Adobe Flash libraries in Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 and 11 and Microsoft Edge, has unknown impact and attack vectors, a different vulnerability than other CVEs listed in MS16-083.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by Google Security Research · textdosmultiple

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40090

View Code ZIP pw:eip

This exploit demonstrates a heap overflow vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player's ATF image packing functionality. The PoC involves loading a malicious image file via a crafted SWF, leading to potential remote code execution.

Classification

Working Poc 80%

Attack Type

Rce

Complexity

Moderate

Reliability

Reliable

Target: Adobe Flash Player (versions affected by CVE-2016-4138)

No auth needed

Prerequisites: Victim must load the malicious SWF file with the crafted image

MITRE ATT&CK