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CVE-2016-4225 Detail

Description

Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.366 and 19.x through 22.x before 22.0.0.209 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.632 on Linux allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging an unspecified "type confusion," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4223 and CVE-2016-4224.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00016.html Broken Link  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00017.html Broken Link  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91718 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036280 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-427 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1423 Third Party Advisory 
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-093 Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-25.html Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-03 Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-843 Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-4225
NVD Published Date:
07/12/2016
NVD Last Modified:
01/26/2023
Source:
Adobe Systems Incorporated