Adobe Flash Player memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Adobe Flash Player. This issue affects some unknown processing. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-1018. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Adobe Flash Player (Multimedia Player Software) (the affected version is unknown). This affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Stack-based buffer overflow 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 crafted JPEG-XR data.

The weakness was published 04/09/2016 with Tencent PC Manager (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at lists.opensuse.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-1018 since 12/22/2015. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

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 24022.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (90426), SecurityFocus (BID 85931†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-58149†). Similar entries are available at VDB-81608, VDB-81847, VDB-81848 and VDB-81849. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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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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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: RHSA-2016:0610
Organization: Tencent PC Manager
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CVE: CVE-2016-1018 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-1018
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-81855
SecurityFocus: 85931 - Adobe Flash Player CVE-2016-1018 Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1035509
Vulnerability Center: 58149 - [APSB16-10] Adobe Flash Player and Flash Player ESR Remote Code Execution - CVE-2016-1018, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/09/2016 15:27
Updated: 07/13/2022 06:55
Changes: 04/09/2016 15:27 (72), 02/04/2019 14:09 (15), 07/13/2022 06:55 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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