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Integer Overflow RCE in Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR

IdentifiersCVE-2016-1010CWE-190· Integer Overflow or Wraparound

CVE-2016-1010 is an integer overflow vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, Adobe AIR, Adobe AIR SDK, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler. Affected versions include Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.333 and 19.x through 21.x before 21.0.0.182 on Windows and OS X, before 11.2.202.577 on Linux, and Adobe AIR/AIR SDK/AIR SDK & Compiler before 21.0.0.176. The flaw can be triggered via unspecified vectors and may lead to arbitrary code execution. The provided content identifies the issue class and affected product/version ranges, but does not provide the vulnerable function or a more specific trigger path.

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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 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the affected Adobe Flash Player or Adobe AIR process. In practical terms, this can enable full compromise of the targeted application context, including running attacker-controlled payloads and potentially using the foothold for further post-exploitation activity subject to the privileges of the compromised process.

Mitigation

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

If immediate patching is not possible, reduce exposure by disabling or removing Adobe Flash Player where not strictly required, restricting execution of Flash content in browsers and applications, using click-to-play or equivalent controls, and limiting delivery of untrusted Flash/AIR content. Standard exploit mitigations such as application sandboxing, least-privilege execution, and browser hardening may reduce impact but do not remediate the underlying flaw.

Remediation

Patch, then assume compromise.

Upgrade Adobe Flash Player to 18.0.0.333 or later for the 18.x branch, or to 21.0.0.182 or later for affected 19.x-21.x versions on Windows and OS X. Upgrade Linux Flash Player to 11.2.202.577 or later. Upgrade Adobe AIR, Adobe AIR SDK, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler to 21.0.0.176 or later. Applying Adobe’s vendor-supplied security updates is the primary remediation.

PUBLIC EXPLOITS

Exploits

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No public exploit code observed for this vulnerability.

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

AdobeAirapplication

AdobeAir Desktop Runtimeapplication

AdobeAir Sdkapplication

AdobeAir Sdk & Compilerapplication

AdobeFlash Playerapplication

AdobeFlash Player Desktop Runtimeapplication

Samsung ElectronicsX14j Firmwareoperating_system

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

ACTIVITY FEED

Recent activity

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

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securelistNews

Dec 14, 2016

Kaspersky Security Bulletin 2016. Review of the year. Overall statistics for 2016

Adobe Flash Player zero-day exploit used in targeted cyber-espionage (Operation Daybreak / ScarCruft).

securelistNews

Oct 20, 2016

Windows zero-day exploit used in targeted attacks by FruityArmor APT | Securelist

An Adobe Flash Player zero-day vulnerability referenced as previously discovered by Kaspersky; specific technical details are not provided in this content.

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Exposure mapping

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Threat actor evidence1

Every observed campaign linking this CVE to a named adversary.

Associated malware

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.

EXTERNAL REFERENCES

MITRE CVE

cve.org · CVE-2016-1010

NVD

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1010

MITRE CWE · CWE-190

Integer Overflow or Wraparound

Patch

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-08.html

Third Party Advisory

lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00022.html

Third Party Advisory

lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00023.html

Third Party Advisory

lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00024.html

Third Party Advisory

lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00032.html

Third Party Advisory

security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-07

US Government Resource

cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-1010

Integer Overflow RCE in Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR

IdentifiersCVE-2016-1010CWE-190· Integer Overflow or Wraparound