Adobe Flash Player up to 21.0.0.213 on Windows memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Adobe Flash Player up to 21.0.0.213 on Windows. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2016-1098. No exploit is available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player up to 21.0.0.213 on Windows (Multimedia Player Software). It has been declared as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.213 and earlier, as used in the Adobe Flash libraries in Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 and 11 and Microsoft Edge, has unknown impact and attack vectors, a different vulnerability than other CVEs listed in MS16-064.

The weakness was published 05/10/2016 by Natalie Silvanovich with Google Project Zero as MS16-064 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-1098 since 12/22/2015. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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 08/18/2022). 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 91163 (Adobe Flash Player <= 21.0.0.226 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB16-15)), 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 236012 (Red Hat Update for flash-plugin security (RHSA-2016:1079)).

Applying the patch MS16-064 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (91163) and SecurityFocus (BID 90618†). Similar entries are available at VDB-87174, VDB-87233, VDB-87234 and VDB-87236. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 91163
Nessus Name: Adobe Flash Player <= 21.0.0.226 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB16-15)
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OpenVAS ID: 867042
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Flash Player Security Updates( apsa16-02 )-Windows
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12/22/2015 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: MS16-064
Researcher: Natalie Silvanovich
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-1098 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-1098
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-87235

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SecurityFocus: 90618 - Adobe Flash Player and AIR APSB16-15 Multiple Unspecified Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
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Created: 05/12/2016 11:05
Updated: 08/18/2022 20:42
Changes: 05/12/2016 11:05 (80), 11/24/2018 12:16 (6), 08/18/2022 20:42 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:C2A:103

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