Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU5743

Use-after-free error in Adobe products - CVE-2016-1000

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

Vulnerability identifier: #VU5743

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-2016-1000

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-2016-1000

Install update from vendor's website.

Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes

Exploit #1023 - Adobe Flash - Sprite Creation Use-After-Free (March 18, 2020)

External References

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