Vulnerabilities > CVE-2016-4279 - Use After Free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
HIGH Integrity impact
HIGH Availability impact
HIGH Summary
Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.375 and 19.x through 23.x before 23.0.0.162 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.635 on Linux allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4272, CVE-2016-6921, CVE-2016-6923, CVE-2016-6925, CVE-2016-6926, CVE-2016-6927, CVE-2016-6929, CVE-2016-6930, CVE-2016-6931, and CVE-2016-6932.
Vulnerable Configurations
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Nessus
NASL family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins NASL id SMB_NT_MS16-117.NASL description The remote Windows host is missing KB3188128. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - Multiple security bypass vulnerabilities exist that allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to disclose sensitive information. (CVE-2016-4271, CVE-2016-4277, CVE-2016-4278) - Multiple use-after-free errors exist that allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-4272, CVE-2016-4279, CVE-2016-6921, CVE-2016-6923, CVE-2016-6925, CVE-2016-6926, CVE-2016-6927, CVE-2016-6929, CVE-2016-6930, CVE-2016-6931, CVE-2016-6932) - Multiple memory corruption issues exist that allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-4274, CVE-2016-4275, CVE-2016-4276, CVE-2016-4280, CVE-2016-4281, CVE-2016-4282, CVE-2016-4283, CVE-2016-4284, CVE-2016-4285, CVE-2016-6922, CVE-2016-6924) - An integer overflow condition exists that allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-4287) Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 93475 published 2016-09-13 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/93475 title MS16-117: Security Update for Adobe Flash Player (3188128) code # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(93475); script_version("1.15"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/11/14"); script_cve_id( "CVE-2016-4271", "CVE-2016-4272", "CVE-2016-4274", "CVE-2016-4275", "CVE-2016-4276", "CVE-2016-4277", "CVE-2016-4278", "CVE-2016-4279", "CVE-2016-4280", "CVE-2016-4281", "CVE-2016-4282", "CVE-2016-4283", "CVE-2016-4284", "CVE-2016-4285", "CVE-2016-4287", "CVE-2016-6921", "CVE-2016-6922", "CVE-2016-6923", "CVE-2016-6924", "CVE-2016-6925", "CVE-2016-6926", "CVE-2016-6927", "CVE-2016-6929", "CVE-2016-6930", "CVE-2016-6931", "CVE-2016-6932" ); script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS16-117"); script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"3188128"); script_name(english:"MS16-117: Security Update for Adobe Flash Player (3188128)"); script_summary(english:"Checks the version of the ActiveX control."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value: "The remote Windows host has a browser plugin installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value: "The remote Windows host is missing KB3188128. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - Multiple security bypass vulnerabilities exist that allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to disclose sensitive information. (CVE-2016-4271, CVE-2016-4277, CVE-2016-4278) - Multiple use-after-free errors exist that allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-4272, CVE-2016-4279, CVE-2016-6921, CVE-2016-6923, CVE-2016-6925, CVE-2016-6926, CVE-2016-6927, CVE-2016-6929, CVE-2016-6930, CVE-2016-6931, CVE-2016-6932) - Multiple memory corruption issues exist that allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-4274, CVE-2016-4275, CVE-2016-4276, CVE-2016-4280, CVE-2016-4281, CVE-2016-4282, CVE-2016-4283, CVE-2016-4284, CVE-2016-4285, CVE-2016-6922, CVE-2016-6924) - An integer overflow condition exists that allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-4287) Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2016/ms16-117"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-29.html"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value: "Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows 2012, 8.1, RT 8.1, 2012 R2, and 10."); 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:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"); script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2016-6932"); 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:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2016/09/13"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2016/09/13"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2016/09/13"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:adobe:flash_player"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_family(english:"Windows : Microsoft Bulletins"); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof."); script_dependencies("smb_hotfixes.nasl", "ms_bulletin_checks_possible.nasl"); script_require_keys("SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible"); script_require_ports(139, 445, "Host/patch_management_checks"); exit(0); } include("audit.inc"); include("smb_func.inc"); include("smb_hotfixes.inc"); include("smb_hotfixes_fcheck.inc"); include("smb_activex_func.inc"); include("misc_func.inc"); get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible"); bulletin = "MS16-117"; kbs = make_list("3188128"); if (get_kb_item("Host/patch_management_checks")) hotfix_check_3rd_party(bulletin:bulletin, kbs:kbs, severity:SECURITY_HOLE); get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/Registry/Enumerated"); get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/WindowsVersion", exit_code:1); if (hotfix_check_sp_range(win8:'0', win81:'0', win10:'0') <= 0) audit(AUDIT_OS_SP_NOT_VULN); if (hotfix_check_server_core() == 1) audit(AUDIT_WIN_SERVER_CORE); productname = get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/ProductName", exit_code:1); if ("Windows 8" >< productname && "Windows 8.1" >!< productname) audit(AUDIT_OS_SP_NOT_VULN); if (activex_init() != ACX_OK) audit(AUDIT_FN_FAIL, "activex_init()"); # Adobe Flash Player CLSID clsid = '{D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000}'; file = activex_get_filename(clsid:clsid); if (isnull(file)) { activex_end(); audit(AUDIT_FN_FAIL, "activex_get_filename", "NULL"); } if (!file) { activex_end(); audit(AUDIT_ACTIVEX_NOT_FOUND, clsid); } # Get its version. version = activex_get_fileversion(clsid:clsid); if (!version) { activex_end(); audit(AUDIT_VER_FAIL, file); } info = ''; iver = split(version, sep:'.', keep:FALSE); for (i=0; i<max_index(iver); i++) iver[i] = int(iver[i]); iver = join(iver, sep:"."); # all <= 18.0.0.375 or 19 <= 23.0.0.162 fix = FALSE; if(iver =~ "^(19|2[01])\." && ver_compare(ver:iver, fix:"23.0.0.162", strict:FALSE) == -1) fix = "23.0.0.162"; else if(ver_compare(ver:iver, fix:"18.0.0.375", strict:FALSE) <= 0) fix = "18.0.0.375"; if ( (report_paranoia > 1 || activex_get_killbit(clsid:clsid) == 0) && fix ) { info = '\n Path : ' + file + '\n Installed version : ' + version + '\n Fixed version : ' + fix + '\n'; } port = kb_smb_transport(); if (info != '') { if (report_paranoia > 1) { report = info + '\n' + 'Note, though, that Nessus did not check whether the kill bit was\n' + "set for the control's CLSID because of the Report Paranoia setting" + '\n' + 'in effect when this scan was run.\n'; } else { report = info + '\n' + 'Moreover, its kill bit is not set so it is accessible via Internet\n' + 'Explorer.\n'; } set_kb_item(name:"SMB/Missing/"+bulletin, value:TRUE); hotfix_add_report(bulletin:'MS16-117', kb:'3188128', report); security_report_v4(severity:SECURITY_HOLE, port:port, extra:hotfix_get_report()); } else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
NASL family Gentoo Local Security Checks NASL id GENTOO_GLSA-201610-10.NASL description The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201610-10 (Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities) Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Adobe Flash Player. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact : A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, cause a Denial of Service condition, obtain sensitive information, or bypass security restrictions. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 94421 published 2016-10-31 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/94421 title GLSA-201610-10 : Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities NASL family MacOS X Local Security Checks NASL id MACOSX_FLASH_PLAYER_APSB16-29.NASL description The version of Adobe Flash Player installed on the remote Mac OS X host is equal or prior to version 22.0.0.211. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - Multiple security bypass vulnerabilities exist that allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to disclose sensitive information. (CVE-2016-4271, CVE-2016-4277, CVE-2016-4278) - Multiple use-after-free errors exist that allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-4272, CVE-2016-4279, CVE-2016-6921, CVE-2016-6923, CVE-2016-6925, CVE-2016-6926, CVE-2016-6927, CVE-2016-6929, CVE-2016-6930, CVE-2016-6931, CVE-2016-6932) - Multiple memory corruption issues exist that allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-4274, CVE-2016-4275, CVE-2016-4276, CVE-2016-4280, CVE-2016-4281, CVE-2016-4282, CVE-2016-4283, CVE-2016-4284, CVE-2016-4285, CVE-2016-6922, CVE-2016-6924) - An integer overflow condition exists that allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-4287) last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 93462 published 2016-09-13 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/93462 title Adobe Flash Player for Mac <= 22.0.0.211 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB16-29) NASL family SuSE Local Security Checks NASL id SUSE_SU-2016-2312-1.NASL description This update for flash-player fixes the following security issues (APSB16-29, boo#998589) : - integer overflow vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2016-4287). - use-after-free vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2016-4272, CVE-2016-4279, CVE-2016-6921, CVE-2016-6923, CVE-2016-6925, CVE-2016-6926, CVE-2016-6927, CVE-2016-6929, CVE-2016-6930, CVE-2016-6931, CVE-2016-6932) - security bypass vulnerabilities that could lead to information disclosure (CVE-2016-4271, CVE-2016-4277, CVE-2016-4278) - memory corruption vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2016-4182, CVE-2016-4237, CVE-2016-4238, CVE-2016-4274, CVE-2016-4275, CVE-2016-4276, CVE-2016-4280, CVE-2016-4281, CVE-2016-4282, CVE-2016-4283, CVE-2016-4284, CVE-2016-4285, CVE-2016-6922, CVE-2016-6924) Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 93558 published 2016-09-16 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/93558 title SUSE SLED12 Security Update : flash-player (SUSE-SU-2016:2312-1) NASL family Red Hat Local Security Checks NASL id REDHAT-RHSA-2016-1865.NASL description An update for flash-plugin is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Supplementary and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Critical. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section. The flash-plugin package contains a Mozilla Firefox compatible Adobe Flash Player web browser plug-in. This update upgrades Flash Player to version 11.2.202.635. Security Fix(es) : * This update fixes multiple vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player. These vulnerabilities, detailed in the Adobe Security Bulletin 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-2016-4271, CVE-2016-4272, CVE-2016-4274, CVE-2016-4275, CVE-2016-4276, CVE-2016-4277, CVE-2016-4278, CVE-2016-4279, CVE-2016-4280, CVE-2016-4281, CVE-2016-4282, CVE-2016-4283, CVE-2016-4284, CVE-2016-4285, CVE-2016-4287, CVE-2016-6921, CVE-2016-6922, CVE-2016-6923, CVE-2016-6924, CVE-2016-6925, CVE-2016-6926, CVE-2016-6927, CVE-2016-6929, CVE-2016-6930, CVE-2016-6931, CVE-2016-6932) last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 93503 published 2016-09-15 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/93503 title RHEL 5 / 6 : flash-plugin (RHSA-2016:1865) NASL family SuSE Local Security Checks NASL id OPENSUSE-2016-1083.NASL description This update for flash-player fixes the following security issues (APSB16-29, boo#998589) : - integer overflow vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2016-4287). - use-after-free vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2016-4272, CVE-2016-4279, CVE-2016-6921, CVE-2016-6923, CVE-2016-6925, CVE-2016-6926, CVE-2016-6927, CVE-2016-6929, CVE-2016-6930, CVE-2016-6931, CVE-2016-6932) - security bypass vulnerabilities that could lead to information disclosure (CVE-2016-4271, CVE-2016-4277, CVE-2016-4278) - memory corruption vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2016-4182, CVE-2016-4237, CVE-2016-4238, CVE-2016-4274, CVE-2016-4275, CVE-2016-4276, CVE-2016-4280, CVE-2016-4281, CVE-2016-4282, CVE-2016-4283, CVE-2016-4284, CVE-2016-4285, CVE-2016-6922, CVE-2016-6924) The package description was update to reflex that the stand-alone Flash is no longer provided on x86_64 architectures (boo#977664). last seen 2020-06-05 modified 2016-09-16 plugin id 93553 published 2016-09-16 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/93553 title openSUSE Security Update : flash-player (openSUSE-2016-1083) NASL family Windows NASL id FLASH_PLAYER_APSB16-29.NASL description The version of Adobe Flash Player installed on the remote Windows host is equal or prior to version 22.0.0.211. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - Multiple security bypass vulnerabilities exist that allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to disclose sensitive information. (CVE-2016-4271, CVE-2016-4277, CVE-2016-4278) - Multiple use-after-free errors exist that allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-4272, CVE-2016-4279, CVE-2016-6921, CVE-2016-6923, CVE-2016-6925, CVE-2016-6926, CVE-2016-6927, CVE-2016-6929, CVE-2016-6930, CVE-2016-6931, CVE-2016-6932) - Multiple memory corruption issues exist that allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-4274, CVE-2016-4275, CVE-2016-4276, CVE-2016-4280, CVE-2016-4281, CVE-2016-4282, CVE-2016-4283, CVE-2016-4284, CVE-2016-4285, CVE-2016-6922, CVE-2016-6924) - An integer overflow condition exists that allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-4287) last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 93461 published 2016-09-13 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/93461 title Adobe Flash Player <= 22.0.0.211 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB16-29) NASL family SuSE Local Security Checks NASL id OPENSUSE-2016-1123.NASL description This update for flash-player fixes the following security issues (APSB16-29, boo#998589) : - integer overflow vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2016-4287). - use-after-free vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2016-4272, CVE-2016-4279, CVE-2016-6921, CVE-2016-6923, CVE-2016-6925, CVE-2016-6926, CVE-2016-6927, CVE-2016-6929, CVE-2016-6930, CVE-2016-6931, CVE-2016-6932) - security bypass vulnerabilities that could lead to information disclosure (CVE-2016-4271, CVE-2016-4277, CVE-2016-4278) - memory corruption vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2016-4182, CVE-2016-4237, CVE-2016-4238, CVE-2016-4274, CVE-2016-4275, CVE-2016-4276, CVE-2016-4280, CVE-2016-4281, CVE-2016-4282, CVE-2016-4283, CVE-2016-4284, CVE-2016-4285, CVE-2016-6922, CVE-2016-6924) The package description was update to reflex that the stand-alone Flash is no longer provided on x86_64 architectures (boo#977664). last seen 2020-06-05 modified 2016-09-27 plugin id 93731 published 2016-09-27 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/93731 title openSUSE Security Update : flash-player (openSUSE-2016-1123)
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References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1865.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1865.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92927
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92927
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036791
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036791
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-29.html
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-29.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-10
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-10