Advisory Details

September 16th, 2016

Adobe Flash SWF Out-Of-Bounds Read Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2016-4276
CVSS SCORE	5.1, AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
AFFECTED VENDORS	Adobe
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Flash
TREND MICRO CUSTOMER PROTECTION	Trend Micro TippingPoint IPS customers are protected against this vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID ['34157']. For further product information on the TippingPoint IPS: http://www.tippingpoint.com
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Adobe Flash. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the processing of SWF data. A crafted SWF can trigger a read past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Adobe has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-29.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2016-06-30 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2016-09-16 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	b0nd@garage4hackers

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