CVE-2016-4232 Information disclosure in n/a
Attackers can obtain sensitive information from process memory in Adobe Flash Player, potentially exposing private data to malicious actors.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-4232?
CVE-2016-4232 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, published on 13 Jul 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
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 obtain sensitive information from process memory via unspecified vectors.
Weakness: CWE-401
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-4232?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Adobe Flash Player, Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime.
How do I fix CVE-2016-4232?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2016-4232 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2016-4232 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x778-7c29-54fg, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4232.