CVE-2016-0984
Confirmed PUBLISHEDUse-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.329 and 19.x and 20.x before 20.0.0.306 on Windows and OS X and before...
Recommended Action
Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.
At a Glance
Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.329 and 19.x and 20.x before 20.0.0.306 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.569 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 20.0.0.260, Adobe AIR SDK before 20.0.0.260, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 20.0.0.260 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0973, CVE-2016-0974, CVE-2016-0975, CVE-2016-0982, and CVE-2016-0983.
- CVE Published
- Feb 10, 2016
- Exploitation Reported
- May 25, 2022
- CVSS
- 8.8 High
- EPSS
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Affected Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Status |
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CVE References
- SUSE-SU-2016:0400 lists.opensuse.org · Vendor Advisory http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00027...
- GLSA-201603-07 security.gentoo.org · Vendor Advisory https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-07
- RHSA-2016:0166 rhn.redhat.com · Vendor Advisory http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0166.html
- openSUSE-SU-2016:0415 lists.opensuse.org · Vendor Advisory http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00030...
- openSUSE-SU-2016:0412 lists.opensuse.org · Vendor Advisory http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00029...
Show 4 more references
- SUSE-SU-2016:0398 lists.opensuse.org · Vendor Advisory http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00025...
- 39462 exploit-db.com · Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39462/
- 1034970 securitytracker.com · VDB Entry http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034970
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-04.html helpx.adobe.com · CVE Record https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-04.html
Recommended Actions
- Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.
- Use the Pro API to automate enrichment, telemetry, and workflow delivery for VM, SOC, and CTI pipelines.
Known Exploited Vulnerability Sources
Catalogues that list this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability.
Per-source evidence links for KEV attestations are available through the KEVIntel Pro API.
Learn about Pro API access| Source | Added |
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| CISA First | 2022-05-25 00:00 UTC |
No detection artifacts or sensor request patterns are available for this CVE yet.
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Virtual Patch
Compensating WAF rules to help reduce exposure to this CVE. Rule content and deployable vendor exports are available with KEVIntel Enterprise.
KEVIntel does not currently have a virtual patch for this CVE. When available, KEVIntel virtual patches ship as deployable ModSecurity, Cloudflare, and AWS WAF rules.
Enterprise feature. Virtual patch rule content and deployable vendor exports (ModSecurity, Cloudflare, AWS WAF) are available to KEVIntel Enterprise users.
CVSS Scores
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Exploitation Status
Exploited in the wild
Recorded 2022-05-25 00:00:00 UTC · CISA
Weaknesses (CWE)
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Use After Free
Timeline
Key exploitation, disclosure, scanner coverage, and KEV attestation events for this CVE.
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00:00 UTC about 4 years ago00:00 UTC · about 4 years ago
Added to CISA KEV
Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
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20:00 UTC over 10 years ago20:00 UTC · over 10 years ago
CVE published
Vulnerability disclosed publicly
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00:00 UTC over 10 years ago00:00 UTC · over 10 years ago
CVE ID reserved
Identifier reserved by the CNA
Automate This Intelligence with the Pro API
Confidence scoring, exploit status, sensor telemetry, PoCs, scanner integrations, mentions, and tags are available programmatically for VM, SOC, and CTI workflows.
Pro API Example
GET /api/v2/pro/kevs/CVE-2016-0984
{
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"title": "Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.329 and 19.x...",
"affected_vendor": "Adobe",
"affected_product": "Flash Player",
"affected_versions": [
{ "vendor": "...", "product": "...", "status": "affected", "display_label": "..." }
],
"confidence": "Confirmed",
"cvss_score": 8.8,
"epss_score": null,
"exploit_status": {
"exploited_in_the_wild": true,
"active_exploitation_observed": false
},
"sensor_telemetry": { "...": "Pro API fields" },
"proof_of_concepts": [ "..." ],
"scanner_integrations": [ "..." ]
}