Vulnerabilities > CVE-2016-0959 - Use After Free vulnerability in Adobe products

047910
CVSS 9.8 - CRITICAL
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
HIGH
Integrity impact
HIGH
Availability impact
HIGH
network
low complexity
adobe
CWE-416
critical
nessus

Summary

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.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Adobe
474
OS
Apple
2
OS
Microsoft
4
OS
Google
2
OS
Linux
1

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Nessus

  • NASL familyRed Hat Local Security Checks
    NASL idREDHAT-RHSA-2015-2697.NASL
    descriptionAn updated Adobe Flash Player package that fixes multiple security issues is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 Supplementary. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Critical security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section. The flash-plugin package contains a Mozilla Firefox compatible Adobe Flash Player web browser plug-in. This update fixes multiple vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player. These vulnerabilities, detailed in the Adobe Security Bulletin APSB16-01 listed in the References section, could allow an attacker to create a specially crafted SWF file that would cause flash-plugin to crash, execute arbitrary code, or disclose sensitive information when the victim loaded a page containing the malicious SWF content. (CVE-2015-8459, CVE-2015-8460, CVE-2015-8634, CVE-2015-8635, CVE-2015-8636, CVE-2015-8638, CVE-2015-8639, CVE-2015-8640, CVE-2015-8641, CVE-2015-8642, CVE-2015-8643, CVE-2015-8644, CVE-2015-8645, CVE-2015-8646, CVE-2015-8647, CVE-2015-8648, CVE-2015-8649, CVE-2015-8650, CVE-2015-8651) All users of Adobe Flash Player should install this updated package, which upgrades Flash Player to version 11.2.202.559.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id87665
    published2015-12-30
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2015-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/87665
    titleRHEL 5 / 6 : flash-plugin (RHSA-2015:2697)
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
    # extracted from Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2015:2697. The text 
    # itself is copyright (C) Red Hat, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(87665);
      script_version("2.20");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/10/24 15:35:40");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2015-8459", "CVE-2015-8460", "CVE-2015-8634", "CVE-2015-8635", "CVE-2015-8636", "CVE-2015-8638", "CVE-2015-8639", "CVE-2015-8640", "CVE-2015-8641", "CVE-2015-8642", "CVE-2015-8643", "CVE-2015-8644", "CVE-2015-8645", "CVE-2015-8646", "CVE-2015-8647", "CVE-2015-8648", "CVE-2015-8649", "CVE-2015-8650", "CVE-2015-8651", "CVE-2016-0959");
      script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2015:2697");
    
      script_name(english:"RHEL 5 / 6 : flash-plugin (RHSA-2015:2697)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks the rpm output for the updated package");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "An updated Adobe Flash Player package that fixes multiple security
    issues is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6
    Supplementary.
    
    Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Critical
    security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base
    scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each
    vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.
    
    The flash-plugin package contains a Mozilla Firefox compatible Adobe
    Flash Player web browser plug-in.
    
    This update fixes multiple vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player.
    These vulnerabilities, detailed in the Adobe Security Bulletin
    APSB16-01 listed in the References section, could allow an attacker to
    create a specially crafted SWF file that would cause flash-plugin to
    crash, execute arbitrary code, or disclose sensitive information when
    the victim loaded a page containing the malicious SWF content.
    (CVE-2015-8459, CVE-2015-8460, CVE-2015-8634, CVE-2015-8635,
    CVE-2015-8636, CVE-2015-8638, CVE-2015-8639, CVE-2015-8640,
    CVE-2015-8641, CVE-2015-8642, CVE-2015-8643, CVE-2015-8644,
    CVE-2015-8645, CVE-2015-8646, CVE-2015-8647, CVE-2015-8648,
    CVE-2015-8649, CVE-2015-8650, CVE-2015-8651)
    
    All users of Adobe Flash Player should install this updated package,
    which upgrades Flash Player to version 11.2.202.559."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-01.html"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2697"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2015-8650"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2015-8460"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2015-8648"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2015-8651"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2015-8644"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2015-8649"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2015-8641"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2015-8646"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2015-8638"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2015-8459"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2015-8640"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2015-8634"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2015-8635"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2015-8636"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2015-8642"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2015-8645"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2015-8643"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2015-8647"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2015-8639"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2016-0959"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:"Update the affected flash-plugin package."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H");
      script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:flash-plugin");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.7");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2015/12/28");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2015/12/29");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2015/12/30");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2015-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"Red Hat Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("misc_func.inc");
    include("rpm.inc");
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
    if (isnull(release) || "Red Hat" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Red Hat");
    os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "Red Hat Enterprise Linux.*release ([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?)", string:release);
    if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Red Hat");
    os_ver = os_ver[1];
    if (! preg(pattern:"^(5|6)([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Red Hat 5.x / 6.x", "Red Hat " + os_ver);
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
    if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && "s390" >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Red Hat", cpu);
    
    yum_updateinfo = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/yum-updateinfo");
    if (!empty_or_null(yum_updateinfo)) 
    {
      rhsa = "RHSA-2015:2697";
      yum_report = redhat_generate_yum_updateinfo_report(rhsa:rhsa);
      if (!empty_or_null(yum_report))
      {
        security_report_v4(
          port       : 0,
          severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
          extra      : yum_report 
        );
        exit(0);
      }
      else
      {
        audit_message = "affected by Red Hat security advisory " + rhsa;
        audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, audit_message);
      }
    }
    else
    {
      flag = 0;
      if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", reference:"flash-plugin-11.2.202.559-1.el5")) flag++;
    
    
      if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL6", reference:"flash-plugin-11.2.202.559-1.el6_7")) flag++;
    
    
      if (flag)
      {
        flash_plugin_caveat = '\n' +
          'NOTE: This vulnerability check only applies to RedHat released\n' +
          'versions of the flash-plugin package. This check does not apply to\n' +
          'Adobe released versions of the flash-plugin package, which are\n' +
          'versioned similarly and cause collisions in detection.\n\n' +
    
          'If you are certain you are running the Adobe released package of\n' +
          'flash-plugin and are running a version of it equal or higher to the\n' +
          'RedHat version listed above then you can consider this a false\n' +
          'positive.\n';
        security_report_v4(
          port       : 0,
          severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
          extra      : rpm_report_get() + redhat_report_package_caveat() + flash_plugin_caveat
        );
        exit(0);
      }
      else
      {
        tested = pkg_tests_get();
        if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
        else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "flash-plugin");
      }
    }
    
  • NASL familyMacOS X Local Security Checks
    NASL idMACOSX_ADOBE_AIR_APSB16-01.NASL
    descriptionThe version of Adobe AIR installed on the remote Mac OS X host is equal or prior to version 20.0.0.204. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - A type confusion error exists that a remote attacker can exploit to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-8644) - An integer overflow condition exists that a remote attacker can exploit to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-8651) - Multiple use-after-free errors exist that a remote attacker can exploit to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-8634, CVE-2015-8635, CVE-2015-8638, CVE-2015-8639, CVE-2015-8640, CVE-2015-8641, CVE-2015-8642, CVE-2015-8643, CVE-2015-8646, CVE-2015-8647, CVE-2015-8648, CVE-2015-8649, CVE-2015-8650, CVE-2016-0959) - Multiple memory corruption issues exist that allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-8459, CVE-2015-8460, CVE-2015-8636, CVE-2015-8645)
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id87658
    published2015-12-29
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2015-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/87658
    titleAdobe AIR for Mac <= 20.0.0.204 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB16-01)
  • NASL familyMacOS X Local Security Checks
    NASL idMACOSX_FLASH_PLAYER_APSB16-01.NASL
    descriptionThe version of Adobe Flash Player installed on the remote Windows host is equal or prior to version 20.0.0.235. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - A type confusion error exists that a remote attacker can exploit to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-8644) - An integer overflow condition exists that a remote attacker can exploit to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-8651) - Multiple use-after-free errors exist that a remote attacker can exploit to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-8634, CVE-2015-8635, CVE-2015-8638, CVE-2015-8639, CVE-2015-8640, CVE-2015-8641, CVE-2015-8642, CVE-2015-8643, CVE-2015-8646, CVE-2015-8647, CVE-2015-8648, CVE-2015-8649, CVE-2015-8650, CVE-2016-0959) - Multiple memory corruption issues exist that allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-8459, CVE-2015-8460, CVE-2015-8636, CVE-2015-8645)
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id87659
    published2015-12-29
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2015-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/87659
    titleAdobe Flash Player for Mac <= 20.0.0.235 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB16-01)
  • NASL familyWindows
    NASL idADOBE_AIR_APSB16-01.NASL
    descriptionThe version of Adobe AIR installed on the remote Windows host is equal or prior to version 20.0.0.204. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - A type confusion error exists that a remote attacker can exploit to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-8644) - An integer overflow condition exists that a remote attacker can exploit to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-8651) - Multiple use-after-free errors exist that a remote attacker can exploit to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-8634, CVE-2015-8635, CVE-2015-8638, CVE-2015-8639, CVE-2015-8640, CVE-2015-8641, CVE-2015-8642, CVE-2015-8643, CVE-2015-8646, CVE-2015-8647, CVE-2015-8648, CVE-2015-8649, CVE-2015-8650, CVE-2016-0959) - Multiple memory corruption issues exist that allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-8459, CVE-2015-8460, CVE-2015-8636, CVE-2015-8645)
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id87656
    published2015-12-29
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2015-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/87656
    titleAdobe AIR <= 20.0.0.204 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB16-01)
  • NASL familyWindows
    NASL idFLASH_PLAYER_APSB16-01.NASL
    descriptionThe version of Adobe Flash Player installed on the remote Windows host is equal or prior to version 20.0.0.235. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - A type confusion error exists that a remote attacker can exploit to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-8644) - An integer overflow condition exists that a remote attacker can exploit to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-8651) - Multiple use-after-free errors exist that a remote attacker can exploit to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-8634, CVE-2015-8635, CVE-2015-8638, CVE-2015-8639, CVE-2015-8640, CVE-2015-8641, CVE-2015-8642, CVE-2015-8643, CVE-2015-8646, CVE-2015-8647, CVE-2015-8648, CVE-2015-8649, CVE-2015-8650, CVE-2016-0959) - Multiple memory corruption issues exist that allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-8459, CVE-2015-8460, CVE-2015-8636, CVE-2015-8645)
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id87657
    published2015-12-29
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2015-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/87657
    titleAdobe Flash Player <= 20.0.0.235 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB16-01)

Redhat

advisories
rhsa
idRHSA-2015:2697
rpms
  • flash-plugin-0:11.2.202.559-1.el5
  • flash-plugin-0:11.2.202.559-1.el6_7