Use After Free in Adobe Air Desktop Runtime
CVE-2016-0974
Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.329 and 19.x and 20.x before 20.0.0.306 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.569 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 20.0.0.260, Adobe AIR SDK before 20.0.0.260, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 20.0.0.260 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0973, CVE-2016-0975, CVE-2016-0982, CVE-2016-0983, and CVE-2016-0984.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
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: 0.308 (98.2th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.308 · newest: 0.308 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39463/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00027.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1034970 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-07 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0166.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00030.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00029.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-04.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00025.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-0974?
- CVE-2016-0974 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Air Desktop Runtime, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-02-10.
- How severe is CVE-2016-0974?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-0974 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.