CVE-2016-4177 Memory corruption in n/a
Attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via stack memory corruption in Adobe Flash Player.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-4177?
CVE-2016-4177 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, published on 13 Jul 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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 or cause a denial of service (stack memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4176.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-4177?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Adobe Flash Player, Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime.
How do I fix CVE-2016-4177?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2016-4177 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2016-4177 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cxh4-rfq4-vxw5, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4177.