Heap-based buffer overflow 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 11.2.2
Heap-based buffer overflow 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.
- Published
- Feb 10, 2016
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 33.5% · 98th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-787
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Action score
45
Plan
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 35 / 40 · 8.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 10 / 30 · 33.5%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| adobe | flash player | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player |
| adobe | flash player desktop runtime | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_desktop_runtime |
| adobe | air desktop runtime | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air_desktop_runtime |
| adobe | air sdk | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air_sdk |
| adobe | air sdk \& compiler | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air_sdk_\&_compiler |
| linux | linux kernel | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel |
| apple | mac os x | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x |
| microsoft | windows | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows |
| microsoft | windows 10 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10 |
| microsoft | windows 8.1 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1 |
| chrome os | cpe:2.3:o:google:chrome_os | |
| apple | iphone os | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os |
and 1 more
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- adobe air desktop runtimeup to 20.0.0.233 inclusive
- adobe air sdkup to 20.0.0.233 inclusive
- adobe air sdk & compilerup to 20.0.0.233 inclusive
- adobe flash playerup to 11.2.202.559 inclusive
- adobe flash playerup to 20.0.0.286 inclusive
- adobe flash playerup to 18.0.0.326 inclusive
- adobe flash playerup to 20.0.0.272 inclusive
- adobe flash player desktop runtimeup to 20.0.0.286 inclusive
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client | flash-plugin | before 0:11.2.202.569-1.el5 | 0:11.2.202.569-1.el5 |
| Red Hat:rhel_extras:6 | flash-plugin | before 0:11.2.202.569-1.el6_7 | 0:11.2.202.569-1.el6_7 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 | flash-player | before 11.2.202.569-0.35.1 | 11.2.202.569-0.35.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 | flash-player | before 11.2.202.569-120.1 | 11.2.202.569-120.1 |
Same product
adobe: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2015-5119Use-after-free vulnerability in the ByteArray class in the ActionScript 3 (AS3) implementation in Adobe Flash Player 13.x through 13.0.0.296KEV99Now
- CVE-2015-3113Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.296 and 14.x through 18.x before 18.0.0.194 on Windows and OS X and before 11KEV99Now
- CVE-2014-0497Integer underflow in Adobe Flash Player before 11.7.700.261 and 11.8.x through 12.0.x before 12.0.0.44 on Windows and Mac OS X, and before 1KEV99Now
- CVE-2015-0313Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.269 and 14.x through 16.x before 16.0.0.305 on Windows and OS X and before KEV98Now
- CVE-2016-4117Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.226 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wilKEV97Now
- CVE-2015-5122Use-after-free vulnerability in the DisplayObject class in the ActionScript 3 (AS3) implementation in Adobe Flash Player 13.x through 13.0.0KEV97Now
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| red hat:flash-plugin | 0:11.2.202.569-1.el5 · Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:flash-player | 11.2.202.569-120.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
Proof of concept available
A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.
Evidence
- Exploit-DB entry ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | dos | 2016-02-17 |
Research context
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Timeline
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- Published
- First PoC+6 d
- TodaySep 30, 2026+3885 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- A user must open a link or visit a page.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds WriteCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
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References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00025.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00027.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00029.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00030.html
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0166.html
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1034970
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-04.html
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-07
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.