NVD

CVE-2016-0973 Detail

Modified

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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.

Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

N/A

NVD assessment not yet provided.

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 8.8 HIGH

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 9.3 HIGH

Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-416	Use After Free	NIST

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Change History

7 change records found show changes

CVE Modified by CVE 11/20/2024 9:42:45 PM

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

Modified Analysis by NIST 1/26/2023 4:38:58 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CVSS V3.1		NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Removed	CVSS V3	NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Added	CWE		NIST CWE-416
Removed	CWE	NIST NVD-CWE-Other
Added	CPE Configuration		AND OR cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air_desktop_runtime::::::::* versions up to (including) 20.0.0.233 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::::::::* versions up to (including) 20.0.0.233 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:air_sdk_\&_compiler::::::::* versions up to (including) 20.0.0.233 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) 11.2.202.559 OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:::::::*
Added	CPE Configuration		AND OR cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player::::::chrome:: versions up to (including) 20.0.0.286 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:flash_player:::::esr::: versions up to (including) 18.0.0.326 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_desktop_runtime::::::::* versions up to (including) 20.0.0.286 OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::*
Added	CPE Configuration		AND OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:::::::* OR cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player::::::internet_explorer:: versions up to (including) 20.0.0.272
Added	CPE Configuration		AND OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:::::::* OR cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player::::::edge:: versions up to (including) 20.0.0.272
Removed	CPE Configuration	AND OR cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air::::::::* versions up to (including) 20.0.0.233 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) 20.0.0.233 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_124::sparc:::::* 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::::::::
Removed	CPE Configuration	AND OR cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player::::::::* versions up to (including) 11.2.202.559 OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
Removed	CPE Configuration	Record truncated, showing 500 of 728 characters. View Entire Change Record AND OR cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player::::::::* versions up to (including) 18.0.0.326 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:::::::
Changed	Reference Type	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00025.html No Types Assigned	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00025.html Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00027.html No Types Assigned	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00027.html Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00029.html No Types Assigned	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00029.html Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00030.html No Types Assigned	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00030.html Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0166.html No Types Assigned	http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0166.html Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034970 No Types Assigned	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034970 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-161/ No Types Assigned	http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-161/ 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	Evaluator Description	<a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html">CWE-416: Use After Free</a>

Modified Analysis by NIST 2/17/2016 1:32:32 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CVSS V3		AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Added	CVSS V2		(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Added	CWE		NVD-CWE-Other
Added	CPE Configuration		Record truncated, showing 500 of 1693 characters. View Entire Change Record Configuration 1 AND OR cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air:20.0.0.233::::::: (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:11.2.202.559::::::: (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:::::::: Configuration 3 AND OR *cpe:2.
Changed	Reference Type	https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-04.html No Types Assigned	https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-04.html Advisory, Patch
Added	Evaluator Description		<a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html">CWE-416: Use After Free</a>

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-0973
NVD Published Date:
02/10/2016
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
Adobe Systems Incorporated

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CVE-2016-0973 Detail

Description

Metrics

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Weakness Enumeration

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

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Change History

CVE Modified by CVE 11/20/2024 9:42:45 PM

CVE Modified by Adobe Systems Incorporated 5/13/2024 11:48:41 PM

Modified Analysis by NIST 1/26/2023 4:38:58 PM

CVE Modified by Adobe Systems Incorporated 12/05/2016 10:06:12 PM

CVE Modified by Adobe Systems Incorporated 12/02/2016 10:18:48 PM

Modified Analysis by NIST 2/17/2016 1:32:32 PM

Initial CVE Analysis 2/16/2016 8:30:23 PM

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