CVE-2016-0985

HIGH

Adobe Flash Player <18.0.0.329-20.0.0.306 - RCE

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2016-0985. PoCs published by Google Security Research.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a type confusion vulnerability in the TextField constructor in Adobe Flash (AS3). By catching an exception during object creation, an attacker can manipulate the backing object's type, leading to arbitrary memory manipulation.

Description

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 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging an unspecified "type confusion."

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Google Security Research · textdosmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39461

This exploit leverages a type confusion vulnerability in the TextField constructor in Adobe Flash (AS3). By catching an exception during object creation, an attacker can manipulate the backing object's type, leading to arbitrary memory manipulation.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Adobe Flash Player (versions affected by CVE-2016-0985)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must execute a malicious SWF file
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (9)

Core 9
Core References
Broken Link, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00027.html
Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034970
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39461/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-07
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0166.html
Broken Link, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00030.html
Broken Link, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00029.html
Broken Link, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00025.html

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.2727
EPSS Percentile 97.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-843
Status published
Products (8)
adobe/air_desktop_runtime < 20.0.0.233
adobe/air_sdk < 20.0.0.233
adobe/air_sdk_\&_compiler < 20.0.0.233
adobe/flash_player < 11.2.202.559
adobe/flash_player < 18.0.0.326
adobe/flash_player < 20.0.0.272 (2 CPE variants)
adobe/flash_player < 20.0.0.286
adobe/flash_player_desktop_runtime < 20.0.0.286
Published Feb 10, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026