Use After Free in Adobe Air_desktop_runtime
CVE-2016-0984
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…
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
EPSS: 0.554 (98.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on . CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.
BOD 22-01 due date: .
Required action: The impacted products are end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- psirt@adobe.com (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- psirt@adobe.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link, x_refsource_SUSE)
- psirt@adobe.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, Broken Link)
- psirt@adobe.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- psirt@adobe.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link, x_refsource_SUSE)
- psirt@adobe.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link, x_refsource_SUSE)
- psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- psirt@adobe.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link, x_refsource_SUSE)
- 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (US Government Resource)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-0984?
- CVE-2016-0984 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-2016-0984?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-0984 known to be exploited?
- Yes. CVE-2016-0984 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-05-25), indicating it is being actively exploited. 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.