CVE-2016-0999

HIGH

Adobe Flash Player <18.0.0.333,19.x-21.x - RCE

Title source: llm

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2016-0999. PoCs published by Google Security Research.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a use-after-free (UaF) vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, where uninitialized stack memory is accessed during ActionScript parameter conversion, leading to a crash. The PoC involves manipulating the stack via a parameter array allocated with alloca(0) and triggering the vulnerability through specific ActionScript calls.

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-2016-0988, CVE-2016-0990, CVE-2016-0991, CVE-2016-0994, CVE-2016-0995, CVE-2016-0996, CVE-2016-0997, CVE-2016-0998, and CVE-2016-1000.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by Google Security Research · textdoswindows

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39611

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This exploit targets a use-after-free (UaF) vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, where uninitialized stack memory is accessed during ActionScript parameter conversion, leading to a crash. The PoC involves manipulating the stack via a parameter array allocated with alloca(0) and triggering the vulnerability through specific ActionScript calls.

Classification

Working Poc 90%

Attack Type

Dos

Complexity

Moderate

Reliability

Racy

Target: Adobe Flash Player (versions affected by CVE-2016-0999)

No auth needed

Prerequisites: Adobe Flash Player installed · Ability to load malicious SWF file in a browser

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