Adobe Flash Player up to 21.0.0.242 privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Adobe Flash Player up to 21.0.0.242. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2016-4126. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Adobe Flash Player up to 21.0.0.242 (Multimedia Player Software). Affected is an 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. CVE summarizes:

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). The advisory is shared for download at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-4126 since 04/27/2016. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 100289 (Microsoft Windows Update for Vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player in Internet Explorer (MS16-083)).

Applying the patch MS16-083 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com.

The entries VDB-87978, VDB-87979, VDB-87980 and VDB-87981 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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OpenVAS ID: 65226
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Air Security Updates( apsb16-23 )-Windows
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Patch: MS16-083

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Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: MS16-083
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-4126 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-4126
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-87984

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/17/2016 16:43
Updated: 01/27/2019 16:33
Changes: 06/17/2016 16:43 (62), 01/27/2019 16:33 (8)
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Cache ID: 216:D54:103

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