Actively exploited in the wild
Adobe Flash Player and AIR Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Adobe - Flash Player and AIR · Listed in the CISA KEV since 2022-05-25. This indicates confirmed attacks in production environments.
Required action: The impacted products are end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
CVE-2016-0984
HighCVSS 8.8KEVSummary
Podatność typu use-after-free w Adobe Flash Player przed wersją 18.0.0.329 oraz w wersjach 19.x i 20.x przed 20.0.0.306 na systemach Windows i OS X, a także przed 11.2.202.569 na systemie Linux. Dotyczy również Adobe AIR przed wersją 20.0.0.260 oraz Adobe AIR SDK i Compiler przed tą samą wersją, co pozwala atakującym na wykonanie dowolnego kodu.
Risk Assessment
Wykorzystanie tej podatności może prowadzić do zdalnego wykonania kodu, co stwarza poważne zagrożenie dla bezpieczeństwa systemów organizacji. Atakujący mogą uzyskać pełną kontrolę nad zainfekowanymi urządzeniami.
Recommendation
Zaleca się aktualizację Adobe Flash Player oraz Adobe AIR do najnowszych wersji, aby zniwelować ryzyko związane z tą podatnością. Należy również monitorować systemy pod kątem nieautoryzowanej aktywności.
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Original NVD description (English source)
Use-after-free vulnerability 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 unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0973, CVE-2016-0974, CVE-2016-0975, CVE-2016-0982, and CVE-2016-0983.