Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU5740

Use-after-free error in Adobe products - CVE-2016-0997

Published: February 13, 2017 / Updated: September 14, 2018

Vulnerability identifier: #VU5740

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-2016-0997

CWE-ID: CWE-416

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 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.

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

How to mitigate CVE-2016-0997

Install update from vendor's website.

Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes

Exploit #1019 - Adobe Flash - Uninitialized Stack Parameter Access in MovieClip.swapDepths UaF Fix (March 18, 2020)

External References

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