Adobe Flash Player up to 11.2.202.644/23.0.0.207 use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Adobe Flash Player up to 11.2.202.644/23.0.0.207. Affected is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in use after free. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2016-7892. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Adobe Flash Player up to 11.2.202.644/23.0.0.207 (Multimedia Player Software). This affects some unknown functionality. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Adobe Flash Player versions 23.0.0.207 and earlier, 11.2.202.644 and earlier have an exploitable use after free vulnerability in the TextField class. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

The bug was discovered 12/13/2016. The weakness was disclosed 12/13/2016 as APSB16-39 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-7892 since 09/09/2016. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available.

It is declared as attacked. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 95821 (SUSE SLED12 Security Update : flash-player (SUSE-SU-2016:3148-1)), 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 370260 (Adobe Flash Player Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (APSB16-39)). The CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog lists this issue since 03/25/2022 with a due date of 04/15/2022:

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

Upgrading to version 24.0.0.186 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 (398), Tenable (95821) and SecurityFocus (BID 94877†). The entries VDB-94461, VDB-94462, VDB-94463 and VDB-94464 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 95821
Nessus Name: SUSE SLED12 Security Update : flash-player (SUSE-SU-2016:3148-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 870032
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Flash Player Security Updates( apsb16-39 )-MAC OS X
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Flash Player 24.0.0.186

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB16-39
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-7892 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-7892
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-94467

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SecurityFocus: 94877 - Adobe Flash Player APSB16-39 Unspecified Use After Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1037442

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

Created: 12/14/2016 14:48
Updated: 02/04/2025 23:57
Changes: 12/14/2016 14:48 (79), 07/07/2019 10:15 (5), 10/08/2022 14:36 (3), 04/24/2024 10:39 (26), 07/06/2024 21:05 (2), 09/09/2024 22:29 (1), 01/23/2025 19:01 (7), 02/04/2025 23:57 (10)
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