Adobe Flash Player up to 11.2.202.632/18.0.0.366/22.0.0.211 memory corruption
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 up to 11.2.202.632/18.0.0.366/22.0.0.211 (Multimedia Player Software) and classified as very critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The weakness was shared 09/13/2016 by Wen Guanxing (Basti) with Qihoo 360 Vulcan Team as APSB16-29 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-4238 since 04/27/2016. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful 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 09/16/2022). 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370131 (Adobe Flash Player Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (APSB16-29)).
Upgrading to version 11.2.202.635, 18.0.0.375 or 23.0.0.162 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (92309). The entries 89057, 89058, 89059 and 89060 are related to this item.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.6
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: 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 11.2.202.635/18.0.0.375/23.0.0.162
Timeline
04/27/2016 🔍07/12/2016 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: adobe.comAdvisory: APSB16-29
Researcher: Wen Guanxing (Basti)
Organization: Qihoo 360 Vulcan Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-4238 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1036791
SecurityFocus: 91725 - Adobe Flash Player APSB16-25 Multiple Unspecified Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
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Entry
Created: 09/14/2016 17:55Updated: 09/16/2022 14:39
Changes: 09/14/2016 17:55 (73), 04/16/2019 17:51 (15), 09/16/2022 14:39 (3)
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