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                               CERT-Renater

                    Note d'Information No. 2016/VULN245
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DATE                : 15/06/2016

HARDWARE PLATFORM(S): /

OPERATING SYSTEM(S): Systems running Adobe Flash Player versions
                             21.0.0.242 and earlier.

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https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa16-03.html
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Adobe Security Advisory

Security Advisory for Adobe Flash Player

Release date: June 14, 2016

Vulnerability identifier: APSA16-03

CVE number: CVE-2016-4171

Platforms: Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Chrome OS

Summary

A critical vulnerability (CVE-2016-4171) exists in Adobe Flash Player
21.0.0.242 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh, Linux, and
Chrome OS.
Successful exploitation could cause a crash and potentially allow an
attacker to take control of the affected system.

Adobe is aware of a report that an exploit for CVE-2016-4171 exists in
the wild, and is being used in limited, targeted attacks. Adobe will
address this vulnerability in our monthly security update, which will
be available as early as June 16. For the latest information, users may
monitor the Adobe Product Security Incident Response Team blog.


Severity ratings

Adobe categorizes this as a critical vulnerability.

Acknowledgments

Adobe would like to thank Anton Ivanov and Costin Raiu of Kaspersky Lab
for reporting CVE-2016-4171 and for working with Adobe to help protect
our customers.

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