Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe products - CVE-2016-1101

Vulnerability identifier: #VU5778

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-2016-1101

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: Public exploit is available

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

The weakness exists due to heap-based buffer overflow when processing .swf files. 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
Microsoft Windows
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Windows Server

Install update from vendor's website.

• Exploit #1029 - Adobe Flash - Heap Overflow in ATF Processing (Image Reading) (March 18, 2020)

• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-15.html

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player
• Microsoft Security Update for Adobe Flash Player
• Arch Linux update for lib32-flashplugin
• Arch Linux update for flashplugin
• SUSE Linux update for flash-player
• Red Hat update for flash-plugin