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 described as critical has been identified in Adobe Flash Player up to 11.2.202.632/18.0.0.366/22.0.0.211. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2016-6932. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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). Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. 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 released 09/13/2016 by Nicolas Joly with Microsoft Vulnerability Research as APSB16-29 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is available at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-6932 since 08/23/2016. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. 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 10/02/2024). 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 100296 (Microsoft Windows Update for Vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player in Internet Explorer (MS16-117)).

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†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-91573, VDB-91574, VDB-91575 and VDB-91576. 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
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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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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB16-29
Researcher: Nicolas Joly
Organization: Microsoft Vulnerability Research
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-6932 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-6932
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-91586

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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: 10/02/2024 18:08
Changes: 09/14/2016 17:55 (71), 04/16/2019 17:30 (14), 09/16/2022 14:31 (3), 10/02/2024 18:08 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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