Adobe Flash Player prior 11.2.202.637/18.0.0.382/23.0.0.185 use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Adobe Flash Player. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes use after free. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2016-6987. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Adobe Flash Player (Multimedia Player Software) and classified as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 10/11/2016 by bo13oy with Zero Day Initiative as APSB16-32 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-6987 since 08/23/2016. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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 09/23/2022). 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 94042 (SUSE SLED12 Security Update : flash-playerqemu (SUSE-SU-2016:2512-1)), 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 370155 (Adobe Flash Player Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (APSB16-32)).

Upgrading to version 11.2.202.637, 18.0.0.382 or 23.0.0.185 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 (94042), SecurityFocus (BID 93492†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1036985†). Similar entries are available at VDB-92603, VDB-92604, VDB-92606 and VDB-92607. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider 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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Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 94042
Nessus Name: SUSE SLED12 Security Update : flash-playerqemu (SUSE-SU-2016:2512-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 863837
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Flash Player Security Updates( apsb16-32 )-MAC OS X
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Flash Player 11.2.202.637/18.0.0.382/23.0.0.185

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB16-32
Researcher: bo13oy
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-6987 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-6987
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-92605
SecurityFocus: 93492 - Adobe Flash Player APSB16-32 Multiple Use After Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1036985

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/13/2016 09:46
Updated: 09/23/2022 10:30
Changes: 10/13/2016 09:46 (71), 05/08/2019 20:54 (14), 09/23/2022 10:30 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:C99:103

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