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CVE-2016-1017

Use-after-free vulnerability in the LoadVars.decode function in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.343 and 19.x through 21

Use-after-free vulnerability in the LoadVars.decode function in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.343 and 19.x through 21.x before 21.0.0.213 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.616 on Linux allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1011, CVE-2016-1013, CVE-2016-1016, and CVE-2016-1031.

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 EPSS 0.08708
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  • EPSS percentile: top 7% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules8 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-416Use After Free
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Affected Products & Versions

7
adobe flash player<= 11.2.202.577
adobe flash player desktop runtime<= 21.0.0.197
adobe flash player<= 18.0.0.333
adobe flash player<= 21.0.0.197
adobe air desktop runtime<= 21.0.0.176
adobe air sdk<= 21.0.0.176
adobe air sdk \& compiler<= 21.0.0.176
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Sigma Hunt Rules

8
Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
producthighFlash Player Update from Suspicious Location
productcriticalHackTool - Windows Credential Editor (WCE) Execution
productcriticalWindows Credential Editor Registry
producthighOpenCanary - MSSQL Login Attempt Via Windows Authentication
producthighWindows LAPS Credential Dump From Entra ID
producthighTamper Windows Defender - PSClassic
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Scoring & Timeline

8.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · psirt@adobe.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD09 Apr 2016 · 01:59 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

2
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2016:1305-1
rhsaRHSA-2016:0610Critical
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00044.htmlBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00045.htmlBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0610.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85926Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035509Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-225/Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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