Adobe Flash Player use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Adobe Flash Player. Impacted is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in use after free. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2016-1031. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Adobe Flash Player (Multimedia Player Software) (affected version not known). 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 18.0.0.343 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-2016-1011, CVE-2016-1013, CVE-2016-1016, and CVE-2016-1017.

The weakness was disclosed 04/09/2016 by Natalie Silvanovich with Qihoo 360 Vulcan Team (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at lists.opensuse.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-1031 since 12/22/2015. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/17/2024). 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 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 168792 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security update for flash-player (SUSE-SU-2016:1305-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (90426), SecurityFocus (BID 85926†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-58007†). The entries VDB-81847, VDB-81848, VDB-81849 and VDB-81850 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.6

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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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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
Researcher: Natalie Silvanovich
Organization: Qihoo 360 Vulcan Team
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-1031 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-1031
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-81867
SecurityFocus: 85926 - Adobe Flash Player APSB16-10 Multiple Use After Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1035509
Vulnerability Center: 58007 - [APSB16-10] Adobe Flash Player and Flash Player ESR Remote Code Execution - CVE-2016-1031, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/09/2016 15:27
Updated: 10/17/2024 05:24
Changes: 04/09/2016 15:27 (65), 02/04/2019 09:21 (16), 07/13/2022 08:17 (4), 10/17/2024 05:24 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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