Adobe Flash Player up to 21.0.0.213 on Windows memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Adobe Flash Player up to 21.0.0.213 on Windows. This affects an unknown part. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-1106. In addition, an exploit is available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

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A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player up to 21.0.0.213 on Windows (Multimedia Player Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown functionality. 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:

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 presented 05/10/2016 as MS16-064 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-1106 since 12/22/2015. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed by Google Security Research and been published 1 weeks after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. 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 Exploit-DB (39831), Tenable (91163) and SecurityFocus (BID 90505†). See VDB-87174, VDB-87233, VDB-87234 and VDB-87235 for similar entries. 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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Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Google Security Research
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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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Patch: MS16-064

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Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: MS16-064
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CVE: CVE-2016-1106 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-1106
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-87243

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SecurityFocus: 90505
SecurityTracker: 1035827

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 05/12/2016 11:06
Updated: 12/18/2024 05:23
Changes: 05/12/2016 11:06 (80), 11/24/2018 12:17 (9), 08/18/2022 21:54 (3), 12/18/2024 05:23 (14)
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Cache ID: 216:079:103

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