CVE-2016-0985
published 2016-02-10CVE-2016-0985: 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…
PriorityP270high8.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EXPLOIT
EPSS
27.27%
97.8th percentile
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 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging an unspecified "type confusion."
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 | — |
Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote
- →Look for SWF files that catch exceptions thrown by the TextField constructor and subsequently instantiate a second TextField object — this is the core exploit pattern for CVE-2016-0985. ↗
- →Detect SWF files containing a backing object with ID 0xfff9 of a non-TextField type, which is the trigger condition for the type confusion in the TextField constructor. ↗
- →Flag exploit attempts using the AS3 pattern: try{ new TextField() } catch(e:Error){ new TextField(); t2.gridFitType; } — this sequence is the PoC trigger for the vulnerability. ↗
- ·Vulnerable versions span multiple product lines; ensure detections account for all affected version ranges: Flash Player before 18.0.0.329, 19.x and 20.x before 20.0.0.306 (Windows/OS X), before 11.2.202.569 (Linux), and Adobe AIR / AIR SDK / AIR SDK & Compiler before 20.0.0.260. ↗
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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GHSA
GHSA-gqcr-2578-3wc2: Adobe Flash Player before 18
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17
CVE-2016-0985 [HIGH] CWE-843 GHSA-gqcr-2578-3wc2: Adobe Flash Player before 18
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 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging an unspecified "type confusion."
OSV
CVE-2016-0985: Adobe Flash Player before 18
osv·2016-02-10·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2016-0985 [HIGH] CVE-2016-0985: Adobe Flash Player before 18
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 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging an unspecified "type confusion."
Red Hat
flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB16-04
vendor_redhat·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 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 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging an unspecified "type confusion."
No detection rules found.
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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