Adobe Flash Player up to 21.0.0.242 privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player up to 21.0.0.242. It has been classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2016-4137. Furthermore, an exploit is available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Adobe Flash Player up to 21.0.0.242 (Multimedia Player Software). This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is 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 published 06/16/2016 as MS16-083 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-4137 since 04/27/2016. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. 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. 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. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (40089) and Tenable (91671). Similar entries are available at VDB-87978, VDB-87979, VDB-87980 and VDB-87981. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Access: Public
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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

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Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: MS16-083
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-4137 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-4137
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-87995

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SecurityTracker: 1036117

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 06/17/2016 16:44
Updated: 06/15/2024 09:58
Changes: 06/17/2016 16:44 (76), 01/27/2019 16:31 (6), 08/24/2022 09:25 (4), 06/15/2024 09:58 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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