Vulnerability in Adobe Air

CVE-2016-1005

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…

EPSS: 0.053 (91.7th 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

  • psirt@adobe.com (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, 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, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link, x_refsource_SUSE)
  • psirt@adobe.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_BID)
  • psirt@adobe.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
  • psirt@adobe.com (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link, x_refsource_SUSE)
  • psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
  • psirt@adobe.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
  • psirt@adobe.com (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link, x_refsource_SUSE)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-1005?
CVE-2016-1005 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Air, classified under Access of Uninitialized Pointer. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-03-12.
How severe is CVE-2016-1005?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-1005 known to be exploited?
8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.