CVE-2016-0983
published 2016-02-10CVE-2016-0983: Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.329 and 19.x and 20.x before 20.0.0.306 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.569 on Linux…
PriorityP348high8.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
5.93%
92.4th percentile
Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.329 and 19.x and 20.x before 20.0.0.306 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.569 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 20.0.0.260, Adobe AIR SDK before 20.0.0.260, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 20.0.0.260 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0973, CVE-2016-0974, CVE-2016-0975, CVE-2016-0982, and CVE-2016-0984.
Affected
8 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| adobe | air_desktop_runtime | <= 20.0.0.233 | — |
| adobe | air_sdk | <= 20.0.0.233 | — |
| adobe | air_sdk_compiler | <= 20.0.0.233 | — |
| adobe | flash_player | <= 11.2.202.559 | — |
| adobe | flash_player | <= 18.0.0.326 | — |
| adobe | flash_player | <= 20.0.0.272 | — |
| adobe | flash_player | <= 20.0.0.286 | — |
| adobe | flash_player_desktop_runtime | <= 20.0.0.286 | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.18.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.09.3CRITICALAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
osv8.8HIGH
vendor_redhat8.8HIGH
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Red Hat
flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB16-04
vendor_redhat·2016-02-09·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2016-0984 [HIGH] flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB16-04
flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB16-04
Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.329 and 19.x and 20.x before 20.0.0.306 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.569 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 20.0.0.260, Adobe AIR SDK before 20.0.0.260, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 20.0.0.260 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0973, CVE-2016-0974, CVE-2016-0975, CVE-2016-0982, and CVE-2016-0983.
Red Hat
flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB16-04
vendor_redhat·2016-02-09·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2016-0973 [HIGH] flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB16-04
flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB16-04
Use-after-free vulnerability in the URLRequest object implementation in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.329 and 19.x and 20.x before 20.0.0.306 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.569 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 20.0.0.260, Adobe AIR SDK before 20.0.0.260, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 20.0.0.260 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a URLLoader.load call, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0974, CVE-2016-0975, CVE-2016-0982, CVE-2016-0983, and CVE-2016-0984.
Red Hat
flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB16-04
vendor_redhat·2016-02-09·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2016-0975 [HIGH] flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB16-04
flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB16-04
Use-after-free vulnerability in the instanceof function in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.329 and 19.x and 20.x before 20.0.0.306 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.569 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 20.0.0.260, Adobe AIR SDK before 20.0.0.260, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 20.0.0.260 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging improper reference handling, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0973, CVE-2016-0974, CVE-2016-0982, CVE-2016-0983, and CVE-2016-0984.
Red Hat
flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB16-04
vendor_redhat·2016-02-09·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2016-0982 [HIGH] flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB16-04
flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB16-04
Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.329 and 19.x and 20.x before 20.0.0.306 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.569 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 20.0.0.260, Adobe AIR SDK before 20.0.0.260, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 20.0.0.260 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0973, CVE-2016-0974, CVE-2016-0975, CVE-2016-0983, and CVE-2016-0984.
Red Hat
flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB16-04
vendor_redhat·2016-02-09·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2016-0974 [HIGH] flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB16-04
flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB16-04
Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.329 and 19.x and 20.x before 20.0.0.306 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.569 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 20.0.0.260, Adobe AIR SDK before 20.0.0.260, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 20.0.0.260 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0973, CVE-2016-0975, CVE-2016-0982, CVE-2016-0983, and CVE-2016-0984.
Red Hat
flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB16-04
vendor_redhat·2016-02-09·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2016-0983 [HIGH] flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB16-04
flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB16-04
Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.329 and 19.x and 20.x before 20.0.0.306 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.569 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 20.0.0.260, Adobe AIR SDK before 20.0.0.260, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 20.0.0.260 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0973, CVE-2016-0974, CVE-2016-0975, CVE-2016-0982, and CVE-2016-0984.
GHSA
GHSA-wg97-qrh5-p5pr: Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2016-0984 [HIGH] CWE-416 GHSA-wg97-qrh5-p5pr: Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18
Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.329 and 19.x and 20.x before 20.0.0.306 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.569 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 20.0.0.260, Adobe AIR SDK before 20.0.0.260, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 20.0.0.260 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0973, CVE-2016-0974, CVE-2016-0975, CVE-2016-0982, and CVE-2016-0983.
GHSA
GHSA-wqvx-9j6j-hmvp: Use-after-free vulnerability in the URLRequest object implementation in Adobe Flash Player before 18
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2016-0973 [HIGH] CWE-416 GHSA-wqvx-9j6j-hmvp: Use-after-free vulnerability in the URLRequest object implementation in Adobe Flash Player before 18
Use-after-free vulnerability in the URLRequest object implementation in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.329 and 19.x and 20.x before 20.0.0.306 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.569 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 20.0.0.260, Adobe AIR SDK before 20.0.0.260, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 20.0.0.260 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a URLLoader.load call, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0974, CVE-2016-0975, CVE-2016-0982, CVE-2016-0983, and CVE-2016-0984.
GHSA
GHSA-4xrm-7fmv-6pvg: Use-after-free vulnerability in the instanceof function in Adobe Flash Player before 18
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2016-0975 [HIGH] CWE-416 GHSA-4xrm-7fmv-6pvg: Use-after-free vulnerability in the instanceof function in Adobe Flash Player before 18
Use-after-free vulnerability in the instanceof function in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.329 and 19.x and 20.x before 20.0.0.306 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.569 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 20.0.0.260, Adobe AIR SDK before 20.0.0.260, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 20.0.0.260 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging improper reference handling, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0973, CVE-2016-0974, CVE-2016-0982, CVE-2016-0983, and CVE-2016-0984.
GHSA
GHSA-4wx9-j597-qgw7: Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2016-0974 [HIGH] CWE-416 GHSA-4wx9-j597-qgw7: Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18
Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.329 and 19.x and 20.x before 20.0.0.306 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.569 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 20.0.0.260, Adobe AIR SDK before 20.0.0.260, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 20.0.0.260 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0973, CVE-2016-0975, CVE-2016-0982, CVE-2016-0983, and CVE-2016-0984.
GHSA
GHSA-x8vc-8rp4-hxjg: Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2016-0983 [HIGH] CWE-416 GHSA-x8vc-8rp4-hxjg: Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18
Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.329 and 19.x and 20.x before 20.0.0.306 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.569 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 20.0.0.260, Adobe AIR SDK before 20.0.0.260, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 20.0.0.260 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0973, CVE-2016-0974, CVE-2016-0975, CVE-2016-0982, and CVE-2016-0984.
GHSA
GHSA-4gjw-5fhx-cgrh: Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2016-0982 [HIGH] GHSA-4gjw-5fhx-cgrh: Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18
Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.329 and 19.x and 20.x before 20.0.0.306 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.569 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 20.0.0.260, Adobe AIR SDK before 20.0.0.260, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 20.0.0.260 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0973, CVE-2016-0974, CVE-2016-0975, CVE-2016-0983, and CVE-2016-0984.
OSV
CVE-2016-0975: Use-after-free vulnerability in the instanceof function in Adobe Flash Player before 18
osv·2016-02-10·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2016-0975 [HIGH] CVE-2016-0975: Use-after-free vulnerability in the instanceof function in Adobe Flash Player before 18
Use-after-free vulnerability in the instanceof function in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.329 and 19.x and 20.x before 20.0.0.306 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.569 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 20.0.0.260, Adobe AIR SDK before 20.0.0.260, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 20.0.0.260 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging improper reference handling, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0973, CVE-2016-0974, CVE-2016-0982, CVE-2016-0983, and CVE-2016-0984.
OSV
CVE-2016-0984: Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18
osv·2016-02-10·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2016-0984 [HIGH] CVE-2016-0984: Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18
Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.329 and 19.x and 20.x before 20.0.0.306 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.569 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 20.0.0.260, Adobe AIR SDK before 20.0.0.260, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 20.0.0.260 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0973, CVE-2016-0974, CVE-2016-0975, CVE-2016-0982, and CVE-2016-0983.
OSV
CVE-2016-0983: Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18
osv·2016-02-10·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2016-0983 [HIGH] CVE-2016-0983: Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18
Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.329 and 19.x and 20.x before 20.0.0.306 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.569 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 20.0.0.260, Adobe AIR SDK before 20.0.0.260, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 20.0.0.260 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0973, CVE-2016-0974, CVE-2016-0975, CVE-2016-0982, and CVE-2016-0984.
OSV
CVE-2016-0982: Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18
osv·2016-02-10·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2016-0982 [HIGH] CVE-2016-0982: Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18
Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.329 and 19.x and 20.x before 20.0.0.306 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.569 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 20.0.0.260, Adobe AIR SDK before 20.0.0.260, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 20.0.0.260 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0973, CVE-2016-0974, CVE-2016-0975, CVE-2016-0983, and CVE-2016-0984.
OSV
CVE-2016-0973: Use-after-free vulnerability in the URLRequest object implementation in Adobe Flash Player before 18
osv·2016-02-10·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2016-0973 [HIGH] CVE-2016-0973: Use-after-free vulnerability in the URLRequest object implementation in Adobe Flash Player before 18
Use-after-free vulnerability in the URLRequest object implementation in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.329 and 19.x and 20.x before 20.0.0.306 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.569 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 20.0.0.260, Adobe AIR SDK before 20.0.0.260, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 20.0.0.260 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a URLLoader.load call, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0974, CVE-2016-0975, CVE-2016-0982, CVE-2016-0983, and CVE-2016-0984.
OSV
CVE-2016-0974: Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18
osv·2016-02-10·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2016-0974 [HIGH] CVE-2016-0974: Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18
Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.329 and 19.x and 20.x before 20.0.0.306 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.569 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 20.0.0.260, Adobe AIR SDK before 20.0.0.260, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 20.0.0.260 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0973, CVE-2016-0975, CVE-2016-0982, CVE-2016-0983, and CVE-2016-0984.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
HackerOne
Adobe Flash Player ASnative(900,1).call(TextField) Use-After-Free Vulnerability
hackerone·2019-11-12·CVSS 8.8
[HIGH] Adobe Flash Player ASnative(900,1).call(TextField) Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Adobe Flash Player ASnative(900,1).call(TextField) Use-After-Free Vulnerability
I. Summary
Adobe Flash Player is prone to a vulnerability which leads to Use-After-Free.
II. Description
If the ASnative(900,1) is invoked with TextField instance and getter properties associated with swfRoot where the getter method includes a call to removeTextField(), the TextField instance is used after it is freed.
The zip attachment contains the crash.swf and its source code.
Latest version of Adobe Flash Player 20.0.0.267 has been tested under Windows 7.
III. Impact
Use-After-Free
IV. Credit
Wen Guanxing from Venustech ADLAB is credited for this vulnerability.
It has been assigned by Adobe as CVE-2016-0983
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-04.html
Bugzilla
flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB16-04
bugzilla·2016-02-09·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2016-0985 [HIGH] flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB16-04
flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB16-04
Adobe Security Bulletin APSB16-04 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 APSB16-04:
These updates resolve a type confusion vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2016-0985).
These updates resolve use-after-free vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2016-0973, CVE-2016-0974, CVE-2016-0975, CVE-2016-0982, CVE-2016-0983, CVE-2016-0984).
These updates resolve a heap buffer overflow vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2016-0971).
These updates resolve memory corruption vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2016-0964, CVE-2016-0965, C
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2016-02-10
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