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AirApplication · Adobe

CVE-2015-5580

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-2015-5577, CVE-2015-5578, 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

Memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player and AIR allowing arbitrary code execution or denial of service. The vulnerability exists in unspecified vectors within the Flash runtime, enabling attackers to corrupt memory and execute arbitrary code or crash the application.

MitigationUpdate Adobe Flash Player to version 18.0.0.241+ (Windows/OS X) or 11.2.202.521+ (Linux), and Adobe AIR to 19.0.0.190+. Organizations still using Flash should migrate to modern web technologies as Flash is end-of-life.

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:<= 18.0.0.199<= 18.0.0.143
Air SdkApplication
Affected:<= 18.0.0.199
Air Sdk \& CompilerApplication
Affected:<= 18.0.0.180
Flash PlayerApplication
Affected:<= 11.2.202.508<= 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
AndroidOperating system
Affected:all versions

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. Identify installed Adobe Flash Player version on Windows
    Open Registry Editor and navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Macromedia\FlashPlayer\CurrentVersion, or check the file version of npctrl.dll or flash.ocx in the System32 directory using Properties > Details
    Affected if The version is 11.2.202.508 or earlier, 13.0.0.289 or earlier, or matches any of these exact 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, or 15.0.0.246
  2. Identify installed Adobe Flash Player version on Linux
    Open a terminal and run: rpm -q flash-plugin or dpkg -l | grep flash, or check /usr/lib/flash-plugin for the plugin file version
    Affected if The version is 11.2.202.508 or earlier (Linux Flash Player is only available as 11.x)
  3. Identify installed Adobe Flash Player version on macOS
    Open Finder, navigate to /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/ and locate Flash Player.plugin, then right-click and select Get Info to view the version, or use the command: defaults read /Library/Internet\ Plug-Ins/Flash\ Player.plugin/Contents/Info CFBundleVersion
    Affected if The version matches any of the vulnerable versions listed for Flash Player (11.x, 13.x, 14.x, or 15.x series)
  4. Identify installed Adobe AIR version on Windows
    Open Registry Editor and navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Adobe\AIR\VersionInfo, or check the file version of AIR.dll in the Adobe AIR installation directory (commonly C:\Program Files\Adobe\AIR\Versions\1.0)
    Affected if The version is 18.0.0.199 or earlier, or 18.0.0.143 or earlier for older release branches
  5. Identify installed Adobe AIR SDK version
    Check the AIR SDK version by locating the AIR SDK directory and reading the readme or version file, or run: adt -version if the SDK compiler is installed
    Affected if The SDK version is 18.0.0.199 or earlier (AIR SDK), or 18.0.0.180 or earlier (AIR SDK and Compiler)
  6. Confirm presence of Adobe Flash or AIR on Android
    Check if Adobe Flash Player or AIR is installed on an Android device by reviewing installed applications in Settings > Apps, or check for /data/data/com.adobe.flashplayer directory on rooted devices
    Affected if Adobe Flash Player or AIR is present on any Android device (all Android versions are affected per the CVE)

Your environment is affected if Adobe Flash Player (any version matching 11.2.202.508 or earlier, 13.0.0.289 or earlier, or any of the specific 14.x/15.x versions listed) or Adobe AIR (18.0.0.199 or earlier) is installed and running, or if Flash/AIR exists on Android devices.

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 19.0.0.190+. Organizations still using Flash should migrate to modern web technologies as Flash is end-of-life.

Recommended fix High confidence

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

  1. 1. Identify the installed Adobe Flash Player version by navigating to 'about:flash' in the browser or checking Help > About Adobe Flash Player
  2. 2. Identify the installed Adobe AIR version by checking Help > About Adobe AIR in AIR applications
  3. 3. For Windows/OS X: Download and install Adobe Flash Player 18.0.0.241 or later (or 19.0.0.185 or later for version 19.x) from the Adobe website
  4. 4. For Linux: Download and install Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.521 or later from the Adobe website
  5. 5. For Adobe AIR: Download and install Adobe AIR 19.0.0.190 or later from the Adobe website
  6. 6. For Adobe AIR SDK: Download and install Adobe AIR SDK 19.0.0.190 or later from the Adobe developer website
  7. 7. For Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler: Download and install Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler 19.0.0.190 or later
  8. 8. For Android: Update Flash Player from Google Play Store to version 19.0.0.190 or later, or uninstall if update unavailable
Caveat Adobe Flash Player reached end-of-life in December 2020 and is no longer supported; consider migrating away from Flash-based content

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