CVE-2016-1016: adobe air_desktop_runtime Use After Free
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-1016 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Use After Free vulnerability in adobe air_desktop_runtime. EPSS estimates a 6.10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.3% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 1Timeline
- 09-04-2016PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the Transform object implementation in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.343 and 19.x through 21.x before 21.0.0.213 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.616 on Linux allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a flash.geom.Matrix callback, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1011, CVE-2016-1013, CVE-2016-1017, and CVE-2016-1031.
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
6.10%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
93%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 6.10% on 19-09-2026
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≤ 21.0.0.176
- air_sdk≤ 21.0.0.176
- air_sdk_\&_compiler≤ 21.0.0.176
- flash_player≤ 11.2.202.577 | ≤ 18.0.0.333 | ≤ 21.0.0.197
- flash_player_desktop_runtime≤ 21.0.0.197
Ubuntu1 product
- flashplugin-nonfree< 11.2.202.616ubuntu0.14.04.1
2 vendors · 6 products
References
10 links- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00044.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00045.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-050Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource MSPatchThird Party Advisory- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-10.htmlX Refsource CONFIRMPatchVendor AdvisoryREPORT