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.
The product allocates or initializes a resource such as a pointer, object, or variable using one type, but it later accesses that resource using a type that is incompatible with the original type.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-427 | vdb entry third party advisory |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00017.html | broken link third party advisory vendor advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-03 | third party advisory vendor advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91718 | vdb entry third party advisory |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00016.html | broken link third party advisory vendor advisory |
| https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-25.html | patch vendor advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1423 | third party advisory vendor advisory |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-093 | third party advisory patch vendor advisory |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036280 | vdb entry third party advisory broken link |