Use-after-free error in Adobe products - CVE-2016-0982

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Use-after-free error in Adobe products - CVE-2016-0982

Published: February 9, 2016 / Updated: March 10, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU4894
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-0982
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Adobe
Affected software:
Adobe Flash Player
Adobe Flash Player for Linux
Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release
Adobe AIR

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when processing malicious .swf content. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted .SWF file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


How to mitigate CVE-2016-0982

Update Adobe Flash Player to version 20.0.0.306.
Update Adobe Flash Player for Linux to version 11.2.202.569.
Update Adobe AIR to version 20.0.0.260.
Update Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release to version 18.0.0.329.

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