Adobe Flash Player prior 11.2.202.632/18.0.0.366/22.0.0.209 memory corruption

| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 9.6 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
Summary
A vulnerability has been found in Adobe Flash Player and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-4172. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Adobe Flash Player (Multimedia Player Software). This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.366 and 19.x through 22.x before 22.0.0.209 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.632 on Linux allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4175, CVE-2016-4179, CVE-2016-4180, CVE-2016-4181, CVE-2016-4182, CVE-2016-4183, CVE-2016-4184, CVE-2016-4185, CVE-2016-4186, CVE-2016-4187, CVE-2016-4188, CVE-2016-4189, CVE-2016-4190, CVE-2016-4217, CVE-2016-4218, CVE-2016-4219, CVE-2016-4220, CVE-2016-4221, CVE-2016-4233, CVE-2016-4234, CVE-2016-4235, CVE-2016-4236, CVE-2016-4237, CVE-2016-4238, CVE-2016-4239, CVE-2016-4240, CVE-2016-4241, CVE-2016-4242, CVE-2016-4243, CVE-2016-4244, CVE-2016-4245, and CVE-2016-4246.
The weakness was disclosed 07/12/2016 by Wen Guanxing (Basti) with Qihoo 360 Vulcan Team as APSB16-25 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-4172 since 04/27/2016. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/02/2022). 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 92309 (openSUSE Security Update : flash-player (openSUSE-2016-870)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370083 (Adobe Flash Player Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (APSB16-25)).
Upgrading to version 11.2.202.632, 18.0.0.366 or 22.0.0.209 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (92309) and SecurityFocus (BID 91725†). The entries VDB-89058, VDB-89059, VDB-89060 and VDB-89061 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.
Product
Type
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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: 9.6
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VulDB Temp Score: 9.4
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 92309
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : flash-player (openSUSE-2016-870)
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OpenVAS ID: 863907
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Flash Player Security Updates( apsb16-25 )-Linux
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Flash Player 11.2.202.632/18.0.0.366/22.0.0.209
Timeline
04/27/2016 🔍07/12/2016 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: adobe.comAdvisory: APSB16-25
Researcher: Wen Guanxing (Basti)
Organization: Qihoo 360 Vulcan Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-4172 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-4172
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-89057
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SecurityFocus: 91725 - Adobe Flash Player APSB16-25 Multiple Unspecified Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1036280
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Entry
Created: 07/13/2016 10:38Updated: 09/02/2022 06:18
Changes: 07/13/2016 10:38 (70), 02/23/2019 08:24 (15), 09/02/2022 06:18 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:94C:103
Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.
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