Use After Free in Adobe Air

CVE-2016-0996

Use-after-free vulnerability in the setInterval method in 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…

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.101 (93.2th 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)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • openSUSE-SU-2016:0734 (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
  • 1035251 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, Broken Link)
  • openSUSE-SU-2016:0719 (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
  • GLSA-201603-07 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
  • SUSE-SU-2016:0715 (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
  • psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
  • 84312 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, Broken Link)
  • psirt@adobe.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
  • SUSE-SU-2016:0716 (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-0996?
CVE-2016-0996 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Air, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-03-12.
How severe is CVE-2016-0996?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-0996 known to be exploited?
11 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.