CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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9.6 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player (Multimedia Player Software) (affected version not known). It has been classified as very critical. This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. This is going to have an impact on 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-2016-4228, CVE-2016-4229, CVE-2016-4230, and CVE-2016-4231.
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 uniquely identified as CVE-2016-4248 since 04/27/2016. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/02/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.
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 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 1 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (92309). See 89057, 89058, 89059 and 89060 for similar entries.
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.6
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Exploiting
Class: Use after freeCWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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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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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-2016-4248 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1036280
SecurityFocus: 91719 - Adobe Flash Player APSB16-25 Multiple Use After Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
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Entry
Created: 07/13/2016 10:46Updated: 09/02/2022 14:31
Changes: 07/13/2016 10:46 (65), 02/23/2019 08:39 (16), 09/02/2022 14:31 (3)
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