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AirApplication · Adobe

CVE-2015-5577

HIGH · 10.0 CVSS v2.0 Published 2015-09-22
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 18.0.0.199 or later.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
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
Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.241 and 19.x before 19.0.0.185 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.521 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 19.0.0.190, Adobe AIR SDK before 19.0.0.190, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 19.0.0.190 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-5575, CVE-2015-5578, CVE-2015-5580, CVE-2015-5582, CVE-2015-5588, and CVE-2015-6677.

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

Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR contain a memory corruption vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.

MitigationUpdate Adobe Flash Player to version 18.0.0.241 (Windows/OS X) or 11.2.202.521 (Linux), and Adobe AIR to version 19.0.0.190 or later to remediate this vulnerability.

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
AirApplication
Affected:<= 18.0.0.143<= 18.0.0.199
AndroidOperating system
Affected:all versions
Air SdkApplication
Affected:<= 18.0.0.199
Air Sdk \& CompilerApplication
Affected:<= 18.0.0.180
Flash PlayerApplication
Affected:<= 13.0.0.289= 14.0.0.125= 14.0.0.145= 14.0.0.176= 14.0.0.179= 15.0.0.152= 15.0.0.167= 15.0.0.189= 15.0.0.223= 15.0.0.239= 15.0.0.246= 16.0.0.235

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

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  1. Check Adobe Flash Player version on Windows or Mac
    Open a web browser and visit Adobe's version check page at about:flash, or go to https://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player.html. Alternatively, on Windows check the file version of npctrl.dll or Flash.ocx in the System32 or SysWOW64 directories.
    Affected if The installed version is 13.0.0.289 or earlier, OR is one of these specific versions: 14.0.0.125, 14.0.0.145, 14.0.0.176, 14.0.0.179, 15.0.0.152, 15.0.0.167, 15.0.0.189, 15.0.0.223, 15.0.0.239, 15.0.0.246, or 16.0.0.235.
  2. Check Adobe AIR version on Windows or Mac
    On Windows, open Add or Remove Programs and look for Adobe AIR, or check the version in the registry under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Adobe\AIR. On Mac, check /Library/Application Support/Adobe/AIR or the version shown when Control-clicking the Adobe AIR app.
    Affected if The installed version is 18.0.0.199 or earlier, or 18.0.0.143 or earlier.
  3. Check Adobe AIR SDK version
    Locate the AIR SDK installation directory and open the readme or version file, or check the flex_sdk.xml or air_sdk.xml file for the version string.
    Affected if The SDK version is 18.0.0.199 or earlier, or the SDK and Compiler version is 18.0.0.180 or earlier.
  4. Check for Adobe AIR on Android
    Open Settings on the Android device, go to Apps or Applications, and look for Adobe AIR in the installed applications list.
    Affected if Adobe AIR is installed at any version on the Android device.

You are affected if Adobe Flash Player matches any of the specific affected versions listed, or Adobe AIR or its SDK is at version 18.0.0.199 or earlier, or Adobe AIR is present on any Android device.

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 18.0.0.199
Vendor patch helpx.adobe.com →
Interim mitigation

Update Adobe Flash Player to version 18.0.0.241 (Windows/OS X) or 11.2.202.521 (Linux), and Adobe AIR to version 19.0.0.190 or later to remediate this vulnerability.

Recommended fix High confidence

Flash Player 18.0.0.241/19.0.0.185 (Windows/OS X), 11.2.202.521 (Linux); AIR 19.0.0.190; AIR SDK 19.0.0.190; AIR SDK & Compiler 19.0.0.190

  1. 1. Identify the installed Adobe Flash Player version by navigating to 'About Flash Player' in the player's context menu or visiting adobe.com/software/flash/about
  2. 2. For Windows and OS X users: Upgrade to Flash Player 18.0.0.241 or later (or 19.0.0.185 or later for the 19.x branch)
  3. 3. For Linux users: Upgrade to Flash Player 11.2.202.521 or later
  4. 4. For Adobe AIR users: Upgrade to AIR 19.0.0.190 or later
  5. 5. For Adobe AIR SDK users: Upgrade to AIR SDK 19.0.0.190 or later
  6. 6. For Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler users: Upgrade to AIR SDK & Compiler 19.0.0.190 or later
  7. 7. For Android: Adobe Flash Player is no longer supported on Android; migrate to HTML5-based solutions or alternative technologies
  8. 8. Verify the update was successful by checking the Flash Player version again
Caveat Adobe Flash Player for Android was discontinued; applications using Flash on Android will need to be rewritten using alternative technologies. Some legacy Flash content may require modernization to function in post-Flash environments.

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

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