CVE-2016-1014

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.343 and 19.x through 21.x before 21.0.0.213 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.616 on Linux allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse resource in an unspecified directory.

Category

7.3
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.23%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory adobe.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00044.html vendor advisory broken link third party advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137532/Adobe-Flash-Player-DLL-Hijacking.html third party advisory vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00045.html vendor advisory broken link third party advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/39 third party advisory mailing list
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0610.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538699/100/0/threaded broken link mailing list third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035509 broken link third party advisory vdb entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-050 patch vendor advisory third party advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-10.html patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-1014?
CVE-2016-1014 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-1014?
To fix CVE-2016-1014, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-1014 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-1014 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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