Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe products - CVE-2016-1001
Published: February 13, 2017 / Updated: September 14, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU5724
CSH Severity: High
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-2016-1001
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to heap-based buffer overflow. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web site, trick the victim into visiting it and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution.Affected software
Adobe Flash Player for Linux
Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release
Adobe Flash Player
Adobe AIR
Arch Linux
Gentoo Linux
Microsoft Windows
Windows Server
Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release
Adobe Flash Player
Adobe AIR
Arch Linux
Gentoo Linux
Microsoft Windows
Windows Server
How to mitigate CVE-2016-1001
Install update from vendor's website.
Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes
External References
Related Security Bulletins
- Microsoft Security Update for Adobe Flash Player
- Multiple vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player
- Arch Linux update for lib32-flashplugin
- Arch Linux update for flashplugin
- Gentoo update for Adobe Flash Player
- OpenSUSE Linux update for Adobe Flash Player
- OpenSUSE Linux update for Adobe Flash Player
- SUSE Linux update for flash-player
- SUSE Linux update for flash-player