CVE-2016-0971: adobe air_desktop_runtime Out-of-bounds Write
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-0971 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in adobe air_desktop_runtime. EPSS estimates a 33.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 2Timeline
- 10-02-2016PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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.
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
33.47%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
98%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 33.47% on 20-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundAdobe Flash - ATF Processing Heap Overflow
Maturity: poc
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
11 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