# CVE-2016-1014: Path traversal in n/a

> Local attackers can gain privileges by placing a malicious file in a directory searched by Adobe Flash Player due to an untrusted search path vulnerability.

- **Severity:** High 7.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 9 Apr 2016
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fjcq-4c82-3m9g, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1014

## What is CVE-2016-1014?

CVE-2016-1014 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Adobe Air Desktop Runtime, published on 9 Apr 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.343 and 19.x through 21.x before 21.0.0.213 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.616 on Linux allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse resource in an unspecified directory.

Weakness: CWE-426 (Untrusted Search Path)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1014?

It affects 5 products.


Products: Adobe Air Desktop Runtime, Adobe Air Sdk, Adobe Air Sdk \& Compiler, Adobe Flash Player, Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-1014?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2016-1014 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1014 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Air Desktop Runtime

- [CVE-2016-0984](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0984/): Adobe Flash Player and AIR Use-After-Free (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2016-1019](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1019/): Adobe Flash Player Arbitrary Code Execution (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2014-0564](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0564/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2016-4120](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-4120/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2016-4121](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-4121/): Use after free in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-1014 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-1014 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Adobe Air Desktop Runtime, published on 9 Apr 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1014 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Adobe Air Desktop Runtime. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1014/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1014/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1014
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1014
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-1014

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1014/
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