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Summary
A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player and classified as critical. This affects an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2016-1011. The attack may be performed from remote. In addition, an exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Adobe Flash Player (Multimedia Player Software) (the affected version is unknown). Affected by this issue is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.343 and 19.x through 21.x before 21.0.0.213 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.616 on Linux allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1013, CVE-2016-1016, CVE-2016-1017, and CVE-2016-1031.
The weakness was presented 04/09/2016 by Natalie Silvanovich with Qihoo 360 Vulcan Team (Website). The advisory is shared for download at lists.opensuse.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-1011 since 12/22/2015. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.
The exploit is available 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 90426 (Adobe Flash Player for Mac <= 21.0.0.197 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB16-10)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 168848 (OpenSuSE Security Update for flash-player (openSUSE-SU-2016:1306-1)).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 24254.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (39779), Tenable (90426), SecurityFocus (BID 85926†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-58139†). See VDB-81608, VDB-81847, VDB-81849 and VDB-81850 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.
Product
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.adobe.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.3
VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.8
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Exploiting
Class: Use after freeCWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 90426
Nessus Name: Adobe Flash Player for Mac <= 21.0.0.197 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB16-10)
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OpenVAS ID: 800035
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Flash Player Security Updates( apsb16-10 )-Windows
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
12/22/2015 🔍04/07/2016 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: adobe.comAdvisory: 137050
Researcher: Natalie Silvanovich
Organization: Qihoo 360 Vulcan Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-1011 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-1011
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-81848
SecurityFocus: 85926 - Adobe Flash Player APSB16-10 Multiple Use After Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1035509
Vulnerability Center: 58139 - [APSB16-10] Adobe Flash Player and Flash Player ESR Remote Code Execution - CVE-2016-1011, Critical
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 04/09/2016 15:26Updated: 02/03/2025 05:30
Changes: 04/09/2016 15:26 (72), 02/04/2019 13:41 (20), 07/12/2022 18:16 (4), 07/12/2022 18:24 (1), 02/03/2025 05:30 (16)
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