CVE-2016-0959 Use after free in n/a
A use-after-free flaw in Adobe Flash Player allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via malicious content.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-0959?
CVE-2016-0959 is a critical use after free vulnerability in Adobe Air, published on 27 Jun 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Use after free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime before 20.0.0.267, Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release before 18.0.0.324, Adobe Flash Player for Google Chrome before 20.0.0.267, Adobe Flash Player for Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11 before 20.0.0.267, Adobe Flash Player for Internet Explorer 10 and 11 before 20.0.0.267, Adobe Flash Player for Linux before 11.2.202.559, AIR Desktop Runtime before 20.0.0.233, AIR SDK before 20.0.0.233, AIR SDK & Compiler before 20.0.0.233, AIR for Android before 20.0.0.233.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-0959?
It affects 6 products.
Products include Adobe Air, Adobe Air Sdk, Adobe Air Sdk \& Compiler, Adobe Flash Player, Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release, Adobe Flash Player for Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2016-0959?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2016-0959 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0959 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Air
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xhrc-66pf-63mr, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-0959.