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Use-After-Free in Adobe Flash Player and AIR (CVE-2016-0984)

IdentifiersCVE-2016-0984CWE-416· Use After Free

CVE-2016-0984 is a use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player versions prior to 18.0.0.329 and 19.x/20.x before 20.0.0.306 on Windows and OS X, and before 11.2.202.569 on Linux, as well as in Adobe AIR and its SDK/Compiler before 20.0.0.260. The vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, due to improper management of memory after objects are freed.

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ANALYST BRIEF

Impact, mitigation & remediation

What it means. What to do now. Patch path, mitigations, and the assume-compromise checklist.

Impact

What an attacker gets, and what they’ve been doing with it.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of the user running the affected software, potentially leading to full system compromise. This class of vulnerability is often exploited via malicious web content or documents, and is a common vector for drive-by downloads and targeted attacks.

Mitigation

If you can’t patch tonight, do this now.

Disable or uninstall Adobe Flash Player if not required. Use browser security features to restrict Flash content to trusted sites. Employ endpoint protection solutions capable of detecting exploitation attempts. Ensure timely application of security patches for Flash Player and AIR.

Remediation

Patch, then assume compromise.

Upgrade Adobe Flash Player to version 20.0.0.306 or later on Windows and OS X, 11.2.202.569 or later on Linux, and Adobe AIR/AIR SDK/Compiler to version 20.0.0.260 or later. Adobe has released security updates addressing this vulnerability.
PUBLIC EXPLOITS

Exploits

No valid public exploits. Mallory filtered out 1 candidate as fakes, detection scripts, or README-only repos.

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All candidate exploits were filtered out by Mallory's validation.

EXPOSURE SURFACE

Affected products & vendors

Products and vendors Mallory has correlated with this vulnerability. Open in Mallory to drill down to specific CPE configurations and version ranges.

VendorProductType
AdobeAir Desktop Runtimeapplication
AdobeAir Sdkapplication
AdobeAir Sdk & Compilerapplication
AdobeFlash Playerapplication
AdobeFlash Player Desktop Runtimeapplication

Vendor-confirmed product mapping. Mallory continuously reconciles this list against your asset inventory.

ACTIVITY FEED

Recent activity

1 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.

What this page doesn’t show

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Exposure mapping

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Threat actor evidence1

Every observed campaign linking this CVE to a named adversary.

Associated malware1

Malware families riding this exploit, with evidence and IOCs.

Detection signatures2

YARA, Sigma, Snort, and vendor rules, auto-deployed to your SIEM.

Vendor-by-vendor mapping

Cross-references every affected SKU, including bundled OEM variants.

Social activity

Community discussion across Reddit, Mastodon, and other social sources.

Use-After-Free in Adobe Flash Player and AIR (CVE-2016-0984) (CVE-2016-0984) | Mallory