8.8
HIGH
CVE-2016-0988
Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR Unspecified Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.333 and 19.x through 21.x before 21.0.0.182 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.577 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 21.0.0.176, Adobe AIR SDK before 21.0.0.176, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 21.0.0.176 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0987, CVE-2016-0990, CVE-2016-0991, CVE-2016-0994, CVE-2016-0995, CVE-2016-0996, CVE-2016-0997, CVE-2016-0998, CVE-2016-0999, and CVE-2016-1000.

INFO

Published Date :

March 12, 2016, 3:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 19, 2023, 2:55 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-0988 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-0988 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Adobe flash_player_desktop_runtime
2 Adobe flash_player
3 Adobe air
4 Adobe air_sdk
5 Adobe air_sdk_\&_compiler
6 Adobe air_desktop_runtime
1 Samsung x14j_firmware
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 7
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-0988.

URL Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00022.html Broken Link Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00023.html Broken Link Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00024.html Broken Link Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00032.html Broken Link Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84312 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035251 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-08.html Patch Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-07 Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Profile Photo
thdusdl1219/CVE-Study

None

Python

Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago
9 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Aug. 30, 2017, 2:37 p.m. This repo has been linked 1269 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-0988 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-0988 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 19, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Evaluator Description <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html">CWE-416: Use After Free</a> CWE-416: Use After Free
    Removed CVSS V2 Metadata Access Complexity Insufficient Information
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Removed CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00022.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00022.html Broken Link, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00023.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00023.html Broken Link, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00024.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00024.html Broken Link, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00032.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00032.html Broken Link, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84312 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84312 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035251 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035251 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-07 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-07 Third Party Advisory
    Removed CWE NIST NVD-CWE-Other
    Added CWE NIST CWE-416
    Removed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:19.0.0.185:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:19.0.0.207:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:19.0.0.226:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:19.0.0.245:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:20.0.0.228:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:20.0.0.235:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:20.0.0.286:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 20.0.0.306 OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Removed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:chrome:*:* versions up to (including) 20.0.0.306 OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:google:chrome_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Removed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 20.0.0.260 OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Removed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 11.2.202.569 OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Removed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:edge:*:* versions up to (including) 20.0.0.306 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:internet_explorer:*:* versions up to (including) 20.0.0.306 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Removed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:internet_explorer:*:* versions up to (including) 20.0.0.306 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Removed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 20.0.0.233 OR cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Removed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 18.0.0.329 OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Removed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air_sdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 20.0.0.260 *cpe:2.3:o:samsung:x14j_firmware:t-ms14jakucb-1102.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:chrome:*:* versions up to (including) 20.0.0.306 OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:google:chrome_os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 20.0.0.233 OR cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air_sdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 20.0.0.260 *cpe:2.3:o:samsung:x14j_firmware:t-ms14jakucb-1102.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 11.2.202.569 OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_desktop_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 20.2.2.306 OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:edge:*:* versions up to (including) 20.0.0.306 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:internet_explorer:*:* versions up to (including) 20.0.0.306 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air_desktop_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 20.0.0.260 OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air_sdk_\&_compiler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 20.0.0.260 OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 03, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035251 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00023.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-07 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00024.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00022.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00032.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84312 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 16, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Evaluator Description <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html">CWE-416: Use After Free</a>
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:20.0.0.286:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:20.0.0.228:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:20.0.0.235:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:19.0.0.245:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:19.0.0.226:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:19.0.0.207:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:19.0.0.185:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:20.0.0.306:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:20.0.0.306:*:*:*:*:chrome:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:o:google:chrome_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air:20.0.0.260:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 4 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:11.2.202.569:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 5 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:20.0.0.306:*:*:*:*:internet_explorer:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:20.0.0.306:*:*:*:*:edge:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 6 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:20.0.0.306:*:*:*:*:internet_explorer:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 7 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air:20.0.0.233:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 8 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_esr:18.0.0.329:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 9 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air_sdk_\\\&_compiler:20.0.0.260:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air_sdk:20.0.0.260:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-08.html No Types Assigned https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-08.html Advisory, Patch
    Added CWE NVD-CWE-Other
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 16, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-0988 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-0988 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

70.75 }} 1.40%

score

0.97679

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
: