CVE-2016-1000 EXPLOIT
8.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 28.6% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.333 and 19.x through 21.x before 21.0.0.182 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.577 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 21.0.0.176, Adobe AIR SDK before 21.0.0.176, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 21.0.0.176 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0987, CVE-2016-0988, CVE-2016-0990, CVE-2016-0991, CVE-2016-0994, CVE-2016-0995, CVE-2016-0996, CVE-2016-0997, CVE-2016-0998, and CVE-2016-0999.
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 | 28.57% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-416 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2016-03-12 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (15)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| adobe | air |
| 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 |
| samsung | x14j firmware |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Adobe Flash - Sprite Creation Use-After-Free | 2016-03-23 |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00022.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00023.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00024.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00032.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1582.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1583.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84312
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035251
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-08.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-07
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39610/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00022.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00023.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00024.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00032.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1582.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1583.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84312
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035251
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-08.html
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