CVE-2016-0971 EXPLOIT
8.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 33.5% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow 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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.8 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 33.47% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-787 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2016-02-10 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (13)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| adobe | air desktop runtime |
| adobe | air sdk |
| adobe | air sdk \& compiler |
| adobe | flash player |
| adobe | flash player desktop runtime |
| apple | iphone os |
| apple | mac os x |
| android | |
| chrome os | |
| linux | linux kernel |
| microsoft | windows |
| microsoft | windows 10 |
| microsoft | windows 8.1 |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Adobe Flash - ATF Processing Heap Overflow | 2016-02-17 |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00025.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00027.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00029.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00030.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0166.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034970
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-04.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-07
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39465/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00025.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00027.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00029.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00030.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0166.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034970
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-04.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-07
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39465/
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