Use-after-free error in Adobe Flash Player for Linux and Adobe Flash Player - CVE-2016-7892
Published: December 13, 2016
Vulnerability identifier: #VU1287
CSH Severity: Critical
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7892
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to use-after-free error when processing .swf files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted SWF file, trick the victim into opening it, cause memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Affected software
Adobe Flash Player for Linux
Adobe Flash Player
Arch Linux
Gentoo Linux
Microsoft Windows
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Windows Server
Adobe Flash Player
Arch Linux
Gentoo Linux
Microsoft Windows
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Windows Server
How to mitigate CVE-2016-7892
Install the latest version 24.0.0.186 from vendor's website for Windows, Macintosh and Linux.
External References
Related Security Bulletins
- Multiple vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player
- Microsoft Security Update for Adobe Flash Player
- Security Update for Adobe Flash Player (3209498)
- Arch Linux update for lib32-flashplugin
- Arch Linux update for flashplugin
- Arch Linux update for lib32-flashplugin
- Arch Linux update for flashplugin
- Gentoo update for Adobe Flash Player
- SUSE Linux update for flash-player
- Red Hat update for flash-plugin