CVE-2016-0959
published 2017-06-27CVE-2016-0959: Use after free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime before 20.0.0.267, Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release before 18.0.0.324, Adobe…
PriorityP344critical9.8CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
5.21%
92.5th percentile
Use after free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime before 20.0.0.267, Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release before 18.0.0.324, Adobe Flash Player for Google Chrome before 20.0.0.267, Adobe Flash Player for Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11 before 20.0.0.267, Adobe Flash Player for Internet Explorer 10 and 11 before 20.0.0.267, Adobe Flash Player for Linux before 11.2.202.559, AIR Desktop Runtime before 20.0.0.233, AIR SDK before 20.0.0.233, AIR SDK & Compiler before 20.0.0.233, AIR for Android before 20.0.0.233.
Affected
7 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| adobe | air | <= 20.0.0.204 | — |
| adobe | air_sdk | <= 20.0.0.204 | — |
| adobe | air_sdk_compiler | <= 20.0.0.204 | — |
| adobe | flash_player | <= 20.0.0.235 | — |
| adobe | flash_player | <= 20.0.0.228 | — |
| adobe | flash_player_extended_support_release | <= 18.0.0.268 | — |
| adobe | flash_player_for_linux | <= 11.2.202.554 | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.09.8CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.010.0CRITICALAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
osv9.8CRITICAL
vendor_redhat9.8CRITICAL
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Red Hat
flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB16-01
vendor_redhat·2015-12-28·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2016-0959 [CRITICAL] flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB16-01
flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB16-01
Use after free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime before 20.0.0.267, Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release before 18.0.0.324, Adobe Flash Player for Google Chrome before 20.0.0.267, Adobe Flash Player for Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11 before 20.0.0.267, Adobe Flash Player for Internet Explorer 10 and 11 before 20.0.0.267, Adobe Flash Player for Linux before 11.2.202.559, AIR Desktop Runtime before 20.0.0.233, AIR SDK before 20.0.0.233, AIR SDK & Compiler before 20.0.0.233, AIR for Android before 20.0.0.233.
GHSA
GHSA-xhrc-66pf-63mr: Use after free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime before 20
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14
CVE-2016-0959 [CRITICAL] CWE-416 GHSA-xhrc-66pf-63mr: Use after free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime before 20
Use after free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime before 20.0.0.267, Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release before 18.0.0.324, Adobe Flash Player for Google Chrome before 20.0.0.267, Adobe Flash Player for Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11 before 20.0.0.267, Adobe Flash Player for Internet Explorer 10 and 11 before 20.0.0.267, Adobe Flash Player for Linux before 11.2.202.559, AIR Desktop Runtime before 20.0.0.233, AIR SDK before 20.0.0.233, AIR SDK & Compiler before 20.0.0.233, AIR for Android before 20.0.0.233.
OSV
CVE-2016-0959: Use after free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime before 20
osv·2017-06-27·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2016-0959 [CRITICAL] CVE-2016-0959: Use after free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime before 20
Use after free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime before 20.0.0.267, Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release before 18.0.0.324, Adobe Flash Player for Google Chrome before 20.0.0.267, Adobe Flash Player for Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11 before 20.0.0.267, Adobe Flash Player for Internet Explorer 10 and 11 before 20.0.0.267, Adobe Flash Player for Linux before 11.2.202.559, AIR Desktop Runtime before 20.0.0.233, AIR SDK before 20.0.0.233, AIR SDK & Compiler before 20.0.0.233, AIR for Android before 20.0.0.233.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
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Bugzilla
flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB16-01
bugzilla·2015-12-29·CVSS 10.0
CVE-2015-8644 [CRITICAL] flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB16-01
flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB16-01
Adobe Security Bulletin APSB16-01 for Adobe Flash Player describes multiple flaws that can possibly lead to code execution when Flash Player is used to play a specially crafted SWF file.
Quoting from the APSB16-01:
These updates resolve a type confusion vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2015-8644).
These updates resolve an integer overflow vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2015-8651).
These updates resolve use-after-free vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2015-8634, CVE-2015-8635, CVE-2015-8638, CVE-2015-8639, CVE-2015-8640, CVE-2015-8641, CVE-2015-8642, CVE-2015-8643, CVE-2015-8646, CVE-2015-8647, CVE-2015-8648, CVE-2015-8649, CVE-2015-8650).
These updates resolv
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2697.htmlhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1294580https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-01.htmlhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2697.htmlhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1294580https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-01.html
2017-06-27
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