Adobe Flash Player prior 11.2.202.632/18.0.0.366/22.0.0.209 use after free
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A vulnerability has been found in Adobe Flash Player (Multimedia Player Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Use-after-free vulnerability in 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 execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4173, CVE-2016-4174, CVE-2016-4222, CVE-2016-4226, CVE-2016-4227, CVE-2016-4229, CVE-2016-4230, CVE-2016-4231, and CVE-2016-4248.
The weakness was presented 07/13/2016 by Natalie Silvanovich with Microsoft Vulnerability Research as APSB16-25 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-4228 since 04/27/2016. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.
It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 92309 (openSUSE Security Update : flash-player (openSUSE-2016-870)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 100291 (Microsoft Windows Update for Vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player in Internet Explorer (MS16-093)).
Upgrading to version 11.2.202.632, 18.0.0.366 or 22.0.0.209 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (92309) and Exploit-DB (40309). See 89057, 89058, 89059 and 89060 for similar entries.
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Class: Use after freeCWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 92309
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : flash-player (openSUSE-2016-870)
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OpenVAS ID: 863907
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Flash Player Security Updates( apsb16-25 )-Linux
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Upgrade: Flash Player 11.2.202.632/18.0.0.366/22.0.0.209
Timeline
04/27/2016 🔍07/12/2016 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: adobe.comAdvisory: APSB16-25
Researcher: Natalie Silvanovich
Organization: Microsoft Vulnerability Research
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-4228 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1036280
SecurityFocus: 91719 - Adobe Flash Player APSB16-25 Multiple Use After Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 07/13/2016 10:44Updated: 09/02/2022 12:45
Changes: 07/13/2016 10:44 (68), 02/23/2019 08:33 (18), 09/02/2022 12:45 (3)
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