Adobe Flash Player prior 11.2.202.632/18.0.0.366/22.0.0.209 use after free
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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9.3 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player (Multimedia Player Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. 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. CVE summarizes:
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-2016-4228, CVE-2016-4229, CVE-2016-4230, and CVE-2016-4248.
The weakness was released 07/13/2016 by Natalie Silvanovich with Microsoft Vulnerability Research as APSB16-25 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared for download at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-4231 since 04/27/2016. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. 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. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $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.
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 (40356). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 89057, 89058, 89059 and 89060.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Use after freeCWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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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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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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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-2016-4231 (🔍)
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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 13:08
Changes: 07/13/2016 10:44 (67), 02/23/2019 08:34 (17), 09/02/2022 13:08 (3)
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