Adobe Flash Player up to 11.2.202.632/18.0.0.366/22.0.0.211 use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Adobe Flash Player up to 11.2.202.632/18.0.0.366/22.0.0.211 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-4279. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Adobe Flash Player up to 11.2.202.632/18.0.0.366/22.0.0.211 (Multimedia Player Software). This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 09/13/2016 by Nicolas Joly with Microsoft Vulnerability Research as APSB16-29 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-4279 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 09/16/2022). 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 93558 (SUSE SLED12 Security Update : flash-player (SUSE-SU-2016:2312-1)), 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 370131 (Adobe Flash Player Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (APSB16-29)).

Upgrading to version 11.2.202.635, 18.0.0.375 or 23.0.0.162 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 (93558), SecurityFocus (BID 92927†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1036791†). The entries VDB-89122, VDB-89123, VDB-91573 and VDB-91574 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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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
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 93558
Nessus Name: SUSE SLED12 Security Update : flash-player (SUSE-SU-2016:2312-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 703423
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Flash Player Security Updates( apsb16-29 )-Linux
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Flash Player 11.2.202.635/18.0.0.375/23.0.0.162

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04/27/2016 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB16-29
Researcher: Nicolas Joly
Organization: Microsoft Vulnerability Research
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-4279 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-4279
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-91577

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SecurityFocus: 92927 - Adobe Flash Player APSB16-29 Multiple Use After Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1036791

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/14/2016 17:55
Updated: 09/16/2022 14:10
Changes: 09/14/2016 17:55 (73), 04/16/2019 16:44 (14), 09/16/2022 14:10 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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