CVE-2016-0973

CVSS V2 High 9.3 CVSS V3 High 8.8

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the URLRequest object implementation 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 a URLLoader.load call, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0974, CVE-2016-0975, CVE-2016-0982, CVE-2016-0983, and CVE-2016-0984.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2016-0973

Assigner
psirt@adobe.com

Vulnerability Status
Analyzed

Published Version
2016-02-10T20:59:21

Last Modified Date
2023-01-26T21:38:58

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-416	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html

CPE Configuration (Product)

CPE	Vulnerable	Operator	Version End
		AND
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air::::::::	1	OR	20.0.0.233
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x::::::::	0	OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows::::::::	0	OR
		AND
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player::::::::	1	OR	11.2.202.559
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::	0	OR
		AND
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air_sdk::::::::	1	OR	20.0.0.233
cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_124::sparc:::::	1	OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::	0	OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x::::::::	0	OR
cpe:2.3:o:google:android::::::::	0	OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows::::::::	0	OR
		AND
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player::::::::	1	OR	18.0.0.326
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:19.0.0.185:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:19.0.0.207:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:19.0.0.226:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:19.0.0.245:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:20.0.0.228:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:20.0.0.235:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:20.0.0.286:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x::::::::	0	OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::	0	OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows::::::::	0	OR

CVSS Version 2

Version
2.0

Vector String
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector
NETWORK

Access Compatibility
MEDIUM

Authentication
NONE

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE

Integrity Impact
COMPLETE

Availability Impact
COMPLETE

Base Score
9.3

Severity
HIGH

Exploitability Score
8.6

Impact Score
10

CVSS Version 3

Version
3.0

Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK

Attack Compatibility
LOW

Privileges Required
NONE

User Interaction
REQUIRED

Scope
UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact
HIGH

Availability Impact
HIGH

Base Score
8.8

Base Severity
HIGH

Exploitability Score
2.8

Impact Score
5.9

References

Reference URL	Reference Tags
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-04.html	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-161/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-07
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0166.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00027.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034970
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00029.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00025.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00030.html

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0973
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-0973

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-05-10 10:00:03				Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 08:20:12	2016-02-10T20:59Z	2016-02-10T20:59:21	CVE Published Date	updated
2022-12-02 08:20:12		2016-12-06T03:06:12	CVE Modified Date	updated
2022-12-02 08:20:12		Undergoing Analysis	Vulnerability Status	updated
2023-01-26 22:06:33		2023-01-26T21:38:58	CVE Modified Date	updated
2023-01-26 22:06:33	Undergoing Analysis	Analyzed	Vulnerability Status	updated
2023-01-26 22:06:34			Weakness Enumeration	update