# 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.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 13 Jul 2016
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x778-7c29-54fg, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4232

## 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 (Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-4232?

It affects 2 products.


Products: 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:

- Adobe Flash - Transform.colorTranform Getter Infomation Leak (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player

- [CVE-2017-11292](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-11292/): Adobe Flash Player Type Confusion (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2016-7892](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-7892/): Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2016-7855](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-7855/): Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2014-0497](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0497/): Adobe Flash Player Integer Underflow Vulnerablity (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-0643](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-0643/): Adobe Flash Player Incorrect Default Permissions (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-4232 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2016-4232 exists.

Affected product: Adobe Flash Player. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-4232/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-4232/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4232
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4232
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-4232

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