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A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player up to 21.0.0.242 (Multimedia Player Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
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.
The weakness was shared 06/16/2016 as MS16-083 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-4141 since 04/27/2016. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 91671 (Adobe Flash Player for Mac <= 21.0.0.242 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB16-18)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Applying the patch MS16-083 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (91671). The entries 87978, 87979, 87980 and 87981 are related to this item.
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9
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Class: Privileges managementCWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1068
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 91671
Nessus Name: Adobe Flash Player for Mac <= 21.0.0.242 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB16-18)
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OpenVAS ID: 881653
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Flash Player Security Updates( apsb16-18 )-MAC OS X
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Patch: MS16-083
Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: adobe.comAdvisory: MS16-083
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-4141 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1036117
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Entry
Created: 06/17/2016 16:45Updated: 08/24/2022 09:38
Changes: 06/17/2016 16:45 (73), 01/27/2019 16:30 (3), 08/24/2022 09:38 (4)
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