CVE-2016-0968: adobe air_desktop_runtime Out-of-bounds Write
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-0968 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in adobe air_desktop_runtime. EPSS estimates a 3.78% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89.8% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 2Timeline
- 10-02-2016PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0964, CVE-2016-0965, CVE-2016-0966, CVE-2016-0967, CVE-2016-0969, CVE-2016-0970, CVE-2016-0972, CVE-2016-0976, CVE-2016-0977, CVE-2016-0978, CVE-2016-0979, CVE-2016-0980, and CVE-2016-0981.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 2 sources · 3 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
3.78%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
90%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 3.78% on 20-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Adobe5 products
- air_desktop_runtime≤ 20.0.0.233
- air_sdk≤ 20.0.0.233
- air_sdk_\&_compiler≤ 20.0.0.233
- flash_player≤ 11.2.202.559 | ≤ 18.0.0.326 | ≤ 20.0.0.272 | ≤ 20.0.0.286
- flash_player_desktop_runtime≤ 20.0.0.286
Ubuntu1 product
- flashplugin-nonfree< 11.2.202.569ubuntu0.14.04.1
2 vendors · 6 products
References
10 links- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00027.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00030.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00029.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-04.htmlX Refsource CONFIRMPatchVendor AdvisoryREPORT
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00025.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEBroken LinkThird Party Advisory