Use-after-free error in Adobe products - CVE-2016-0991

Vulnerability identifier: #VU5736

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-2016-0991

CWE-ID: CWE-416

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

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

The weakness exists due to use-after-free error. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web site, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution.

Adobe Flash Player for Linux
Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release
Adobe Flash Player
Adobe AIR
Arch Linux
Gentoo Linux
Microsoft Windows
Windows Server

Install update from vendor's website.

• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-08.html

• 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