Adobe Flash Player up to 20.0.0.306 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player up to 11.2.202.569/18.0.0.329/20.0.0.233/20.0.0.260/20.0.0.306 and classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-1005. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Adobe Flash Player up to 11.2.202.569/18.0.0.329/20.0.0.233/20.0.0.260/20.0.0.306 (Multimedia Player Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown code. 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 03/10/2016 by NSFocus Security Team (instruder) with NSFOCUS Security Team as APSB16-08 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared for download at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-1005 since 12/22/2015. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 89868 (Adobe AIR <= 20.0.0.260 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB16-08)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 168561 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security update for flash-player (SUSE-SU-2016:0715-1)).

Upgrading to version 11.2.202.577, 18.0.0.333, 21.0.0.176 or 21.0.0.182 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 23941.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (89868), SecurityFocus (BID 84311†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-57231†). The entries VDB-81322, VDB-81323, VDB-81324 and VDB-81325 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 89868
Nessus Name: Adobe AIR <= 20.0.0.260 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB16-08)
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OpenVAS ID: 800959
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Air Security Updates-APSB16-08 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Flash Player 11.2.202.577/18.0.0.333/ 21.0.0.176/21.0.0.182
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Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB16-08
Researcher: NSFocus Security Team (instruder)
Organization: NSFOCUS Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-1005 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-1005
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-81344
SecurityFocus: 84311 - Adobe Flash Player and AIR APSB16-08 Multiple Unspecified Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1035251
Vulnerability Center: 57231 - [APSB16-08] Adobe Flash Player, AIR, AIR SDK and AIR SDK and Compiler Remote Code Execution - CVE-2016-1005, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2016 13:50
Updated: 10/26/2024 18:57
Changes: 03/11/2016 13:50 (85), 01/31/2019 13:32 (7), 07/10/2022 10:28 (5), 10/26/2024 18:57 (16)
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