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zdiKuchiki TokoZDI-16-598
HistoryNov 08, 2016 - 12:00 a.m.

Adobe Flash LocalConnection Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

2016-11-0800:00:00
Kuchiki Toko
www.zerodayinitiative.com
14

EPSS

0.012

Percentile

85.6%

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Adobe Flash. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the handling of LocalConnection objects. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process.