Adobe Flash Player up to 11.2.202.632/18.0.0.366/22.0.0.211 memory corruption

| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player up to 11.2.202.632/18.0.0.366/22.0.0.211. It has been rated as critical. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2016-4282. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.
Details
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 function. 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 weakness was published 09/13/2016 by Natalie Silvanovich (Garage4Hackers) with Qihoo 360 Vulcan Team as APSB16-29 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-4282 since 04/27/2016. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing 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 92930†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1036791†). Similar entries are available at VDB-89122, VDB-89123, VDB-91573 and VDB-91574. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.adobe.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.6
VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.4
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Local: No
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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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Flash Player 11.2.202.635/18.0.0.375/23.0.0.162
Timeline
04/27/2016 🔍09/13/2016 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: adobe.comAdvisory: APSB16-29
Researcher: Natalie Silvanovich (Garage4Hackers)
Organization: Qihoo 360 Vulcan Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-4282 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-4282
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-91595
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SecurityFocus: 92930 - Adobe Flash Player APSB16-29 Multiple Unspecified Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1036791
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Entry
Created: 09/14/2016 17:55Updated: 09/16/2022 14:57
Changes: 09/14/2016 17:55 (73), 04/16/2019 18:29 (15), 09/16/2022 14:57 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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