Kaspersky ID:
KLA10780
Detect Date:
04/07/2016
Updated:
01/22/2024

Description

Multiple serious vulnerabilities have been found in Adobe Flash Player. Malicious users can exploit these vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code or bypass security restrictions.

Below is a complete list of vulnerabilities

  1. An unknown vulnerability at JIT can be exploited to bypass layout randomization;
  2. Type confusion vulnerability can be exploited to execute arbitrary code;
  3. Use-after-free vulnerability can be used by malicious users to execute arbitrary code via callback manipulation and other unspecified vector;
  4. Memory corruption vulnerability can be exploited to execute arbitrary code;
  5. Stack overflow vulnerability can be exploited to execute arbitrary code;
  6. An unknown vulnerability at directory search path can be exploited to bypass security restrictions;
  7. Unknown vulnerability can be exploited to cause denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code./li>

Technical details

Vulnerability (1) can lead to ASLR bypass.

Vulnerability (2) can be exploited by overriding NetConnection object properties.

Vulnerability (3) can be exploited by flash.geom.Matrix callback and other unspecified vectors.

Vulnerability (5) can be exploited by using crafted JPEG-XR data.

Vulnerability (6) allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse resource in an unspecified directory.
To update Adobe Flash Player ActiveX (detected as Flash.ocx) on Windows 8 and higher, install latest updates from Control Panel

Original advisories

Exploitation

Public exploits exist for this vulnerability.

Malware exists for this vulnerability. Usually such malware is classified as Exploit. More details.

Related products

CVE list

  • CVE-2016-1013
    critical
  • CVE-2016-1014
    high
  • CVE-2016-1029
    critical
  • CVE-2016-1030
    high
  • CVE-2016-1031
    critical
  • CVE-2016-1032
    critical
  • CVE-2016-1033
    critical
  • CVE-2016-1012
    critical
  • CVE-2016-1019
    critical
  • CVE-2016-1020
    critical
  • CVE-2016-1016
    critical
  • CVE-2016-1015
    critical
  • CVE-2016-1018
    critical
  • CVE-2016-1017
    critical
  • CVE-2016-1021
    critical
  • CVE-2016-1022
    critical
  • CVE-2016-1023
    critical
  • CVE-2016-1024
    critical
  • CVE-2016-1025
    critical
  • CVE-2016-1026
    critical
  • CVE-2016-1027
    critical
  • CVE-2016-1028
    critical
  • CVE-2016-1006
    high
  • CVE-2016-1011
    critical

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