CVE-2016-1011

HIGH

Adobe Flash Player < 18.0.0.343, 19.x-21.x < 21.0.0.213, < 11.2.202.616 - Use-After-Free

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2016-1011. PoCs published by Google Security Research.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player's MovieClip.duplicateMovieClip function. By associating an action that frees the clip provided as the initObject parameter, the exploit triggers a use-after-free condition, potentially leading to remote code execution.

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.343 and 19.x through 21.x before 21.0.0.213 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.616 on Linux allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1013, CVE-2016-1016, CVE-2016-1017, and CVE-2016-1031.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Google Security Research · textdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39779

This exploit leverages a use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player's MovieClip.duplicateMovieClip function. By associating an action that frees the clip provided as the initObject parameter, the exploit triggers a use-after-free condition, potentially leading to remote code execution.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Adobe Flash Player (versions prior to fix for CVE-2016-1011)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target must have vulnerable Adobe Flash Player installed · Target must visit a malicious webpage or open 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/2016-05/msg00044.html
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39779/
Broken Link, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00045.html
Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85926
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0610.html
Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035509
Patch, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ms
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-050

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.2564
EPSS Percentile 97.7%
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-416
Status published
Products (7)
adobe/air_desktop_runtime < 21.0.0.176
adobe/air_sdk < 21.0.0.176
adobe/air_sdk_\&_compiler < 21.0.0.176
adobe/flash_player < 11.2.202.577
adobe/flash_player < 18.0.0.333
adobe/flash_player < 21.0.0.197 (3 CPE variants)
adobe/flash_player_desktop_runtime < 21.0.0.197
Published Apr 09, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026