Adobe Flash Player prior 11.2.202.632/18.0.0.366/22.0.0.209 use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player and classified as critical. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation results in use after free. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-4173. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Adobe Flash Player (Multimedia Player Software). Affected is an unknown code. 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. CVE summarizes:

Use-after-free vulnerability in 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 via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4174, CVE-2016-4222, CVE-2016-4226, CVE-2016-4227, CVE-2016-4228, CVE-2016-4229, CVE-2016-4230, CVE-2016-4231, and CVE-2016-4248.

The weakness was presented 07/13/2016 by Natalie Silvanovich with Microsoft Vulnerability Research as APSB16-25 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is available at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-4173 since 04/27/2016. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of 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 236041 (Red Hat Update for flash-plugin (RHSA-2016:1423)).

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 even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (92309) and SecurityFocus (BID 91719†). See VDB-89057, VDB-89059, VDB-89060 and VDB-89061 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.6

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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / 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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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Flash Player 11.2.202.632/18.0.0.366/22.0.0.209

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04/27/2016 🔍
07/12/2016 +76 days 🔍
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07/13/2016 +1 days 🔍
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07/15/2016 +2 days 🔍
09/02/2022 +2240 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB16-25
Researcher: Natalie Silvanovich
Organization: Microsoft Vulnerability Research
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-4173 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-4173
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-89058

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SecurityFocus: 91719 - Adobe Flash Player APSB16-25 Multiple Use After Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/13/2016 10:39
Updated: 09/02/2022 06:27
Changes: 07/13/2016 10:39 (68), 02/23/2019 08:24 (15), 09/02/2022 06:27 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:F78:103

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