Adobe Flash Player Type Confusion Vulnerability (CVE-2016-4280)
Severity: CRITICAL
DESCRIPTION
Adobe Flash Player is prone to a type confusion overflow vulnerability. Attackers can exploit the vulnerability by using the out of bounds access for unintended reads, writes or frees – potentially leading to code corruption, control-flow hijack, or information leak attack.
TREND MICRO PROTECTION INFORMATION
Apply associated Trend Micro DPI Rules.
SOLUTION
Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Number: 1007953
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