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CVE-2016-4271 Detail

Current Description

Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.375 and 19.x through 23.x before 23.0.0.162 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.635 on Linux allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4277 and CVE-2016-4278, aka a "local-with-filesystem Flash sandbox bypass" issue.

Source:  MITRE
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Severity

 


CVSS 3.x Severity and Metrics:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
Base Score: 7.5 HIGH
Vector:  CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Hyperlink Resource
http://lab.truel.it/flash-sandbox-bypass/ Technical Description Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1865.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036791
https://blog.bjornweb.nl/2017/02/flash-bypassing-local-sandbox-data-exfiltration-credentials-leak/
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-29.html Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-10

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-200 Information Exposure NIST  

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
Up to (including)
18.0.0.366
Running on/with
 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)

Configuration 2 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:edge:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
Up to (including)
22.0.0.211
 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:internet_explorer:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
Up to (including)
22.0.0.211
Running on/with
 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)

Configuration 3 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:chrome:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
Up to (including)
22.0.0.211
Running on/with
 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:o:google:chrome_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)

Configuration 4 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
Up to (including)
22.0.0.211
Running on/with
 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)

Configuration 5 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
Up to (including)
11.2.202.632
Running on/with
 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)

Configuration 6 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:internet_explorer:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
Up to (including)
22.0.0.211
Running on/with
 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)


Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-4271
NVD Published Date:
09/14/2016
NVD Last Modified:
01/04/2018