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CVE-2015-5132

HIGH · 10.0 CVSS v2.0 Published 2015-08-14
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 18.0.0.209 or later.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
High EPSS Public exploit Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click Patch available

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.232 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.508 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 18.0.0.199, Adobe AIR SDK before 18.0.0.199, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 18.0.0.199 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-5131 and CVE-2015-5133.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

Buffer overflow vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors. Affects Flash Player versions before 18.0.0.232 (Windows/OS X) and before 11.2.202.508 (Linux), and Adobe AIR/SDK versions before 18.0.0.199.

MitigationUpdate Adobe Flash Player to version 18.0.0.232 or later (Windows/OS X) or 11.2.202.508 or later (Linux), and Adobe AIR/SDK to version 18.0.0.199 or later. Consider removing Flash Player if no longer required.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Flash PlayerApplication
Affected:<= 18.0.0.209<= 11.2.202.491
EvergreenOperating system
Affected:= 11.4
AirApplication
Affected:<= 18.0.0.180
Air SdkApplication
Affected:<= 18.0.0.180
Air Sdk \& CompilerApplication
Affected:<= 18.0.0.180

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Check Adobe Flash Player version on Windows or macOS
    Open the Adobe Flash Player Settings manager (right-click on any Flash content or go to about:plugins in browser), or check the file version of npap.dll or Flash32_*.ocx in the browser plugins directory. Alternatively, visit Adobe's version check page at https://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/
    Affected if The displayed version is 18.0.0.209 or earlier on Windows/OS X, or 11.2.202.491 or earlier on Linux
  2. Check Adobe Flash Player version on Linux
    Open a terminal and run: rpm -q flash-player or dpkg -l | grep flash, or check the version listed in the browser's about:plugins page for the Flash plugin
    Affected if The version is 11.2.202.491 or earlier
  3. Check Adobe AIR version
    On Windows, open Programs and Features (or Add/Remove Programs) and look for Adobe AIR in the list. On macOS, check /Applications for Adobe AIR. Run 'air -version' from command line if AIR is installed, or check the AIR runtime version in the registry or application metadata
    Affected if The version is 18.0.0.180 or earlier, or the SDK/Compiler version is 18.0.0.180 or earlier
  4. Check for Flash Player presence on OpenSUSE Evergreen 11.4
    On an OpenSUSE 11.4 system, run 'rpm -qa | grep -i flash' or 'zypper se flash' to list installed Flash packages
    Affected if Any Adobe Flash Player package is installed on OpenSUSE 11.4 (this distribution ships older vulnerable versions)

You are affected if Adobe Flash Player version is 18.0.0.209 or earlier (Windows/OS X) or 11.2.202.491 or earlier (Linux), or Adobe AIR/SDK version is 18.0.0.180 or earlier.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 18.0.0.209
Vendor patch helpx.adobe.com →
Interim mitigation

Update Adobe Flash Player to version 18.0.0.232 or later (Windows/OS X) or 11.2.202.508 or later (Linux), and Adobe AIR/SDK to version 18.0.0.199 or later. Consider removing Flash Player if no longer required.

Recommended fix High confidence

Flash Player 18.0.0.232 (Windows/OS X) or 11.2.202.508 (Linux); AIR 18.0.0.199; AIR SDK 18.0.0.199; AIR SDK & Compiler 18.0.0.199

  1. Identify the currently installed Adobe Flash Player or AIR version by navigating to About Flash Player (right-click on SWF content) or checking the system-installed version
  2. For Windows/OS X: Download Adobe Flash Player 18.0.0.232 from the official Adobe security bulletin (apsb15-19) or adobe.com
  3. For Linux: Download Flash Player 11.2.202.508 from the official Adobe security bulletin or adobe.com
  4. For AIR applications: Download and install AIR 18.0.0.199 or AIR SDK 18.0.0.199 from the official Adobe security bulletin or adobe.com
  5. Close all browser instances and any applications using Flash Player or AIR
  6. Run the installer with appropriate administrator privileges
  7. Verify the installation was successful by checking the updated version number
  8. Restart any affected browsers or applications
Caveat Adobe Flash Player is deprecated and no longer receives updates as of December 2020; consider migrating away from Flash-based content

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Flash Player Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
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