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CVE-2016-4230

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.366 and 19.x through 22.x before 22.0.0.209 on Windows

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.366 and 19.x through 22.x before 22.0.0.209 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.632 on Linux allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4173, CVE-2016-4174, CVE-2016-4222, CVE-2016-4226, CVE-2016-4227, CVE-2016-4228, CVE-2016-4229, CVE-2016-4231, and CVE-2016-4248.

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 EPSS 0.65385
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.50 - high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
  • EPSS percentile: top 1% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • 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

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adobe flash player desktop runtime<= 22.0.0.192
adobe flash player<= 18.0.0.360
adobe flash player<= 22.0.0.192
adobe flash player<= 11.2.202.626
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Public Exploits & PoCs

4
dosAdobe Flash - MovieClip Transform Getter Use-After-Freeverified
pocpacketstormsecurity.com · Adobe-Flash-MovieClip-Transform-Use-After-Free.htmlpacketstormsecurity.com
pocbugs.chromium.org · detail?id=844&q=adobebugs.chromium.org
pocwww.exploit-db.com · 40311www.exploit-db.com
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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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 NVD13 Jul 2016 · 02:00 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-2016:1826-1
rhsaRHSA-2016:1423Critical
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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/2016-07/msg00016.htmlBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00017.htmlBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91719Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036280Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-093PatchThird Party Advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-25.htmlPatchVendor Advisory
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