Adobe Flash up to 23.0.0.185 use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash up to 23.0.0.185. It has been declared as critical. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation results in use after free. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-7855. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash up to 23.0.0.185 (Multimedia Player Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown processing. 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 23.0.0.205 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.643 on Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in October 2016.

The bug was discovered 10/26/2016. The weakness was published 10/26/2016 by Neel Mehta with Google as APSB16-36 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared for download at helpx.adobe.com. The public release happened without coordination with the vendor. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-7855 since 09/09/2016. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available.

It is declared as attacked. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 94350 (SUSE SLED12 Security Update : flash-player (SUSE-SU-2016:2662-1)), 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 169352 (OpenSuSE Security Update for flash-player (openSUSE-SU-2016:2663-1)). This vulnerability is being actively exploited against Windows systems.This issue was added on 03/03/2022 to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog with a due date of 03/24/2022:

The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

Upgrading to version 23.0.0.205 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 Zero-Day.cz (209), Tenable (94350), SecurityFocus (BID 93861†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1037111†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.2

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
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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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Access: Private
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Nessus ID: 94350
Nessus Name: SUSE SLED12 Security Update : flash-player (SUSE-SU-2016:2662-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 64832
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Flash Player Security Updates( apsb16-36 )-Windows
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Flash 23.0.0.205

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09/09/2016 🔍
10/25/2016 +46 days 🔍
10/26/2016 +1 days 🔍
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10/28/2016 +2 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB16-36
Researcher: Neel Mehta
Organization: Google
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-7855 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-7855
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-93120

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SecurityFocus: 93861 - Adobe Flash Player CVE-2016-7855 Use After Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1037111

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 10/28/2016 11:18
Updated: 02/04/2025 23:57
Changes: 10/28/2016 11:18 (84), 07/17/2019 18:24 (8), 04/23/2024 12:42 (25), 07/06/2024 23:14 (2), 09/09/2024 22:29 (1), 09/19/2024 03:44 (2), 01/23/2025 19:01 (1), 02/04/2025 23:57 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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