Buffer overflow in Adobe Air
CVE-2016-0962
Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.333 and 19.x through 21.x before 21.0.0.182 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.577 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 21.0.0.176, Adobe AIR SDK before 21.0.0.176, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 21.0.0.176 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0960, CVE-2016-0961, CVE-2016-0986, CVE-2016-0989, CVE-2016-0992, CVE-2016-1002, and CVE-2016-1005.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.038 (89.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 89.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.038 · newest: 0.038 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00032.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035251 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00024.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/84311 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-07 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00022.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-08.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00023.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-0962?
- CVE-2016-0962 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Air, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-03-12.
- How severe is CVE-2016-0962?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-0962 known to be exploited?
- 8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.