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CVE-2015-7642

HIGH · 10.0 CVSS v2.0 Published 2015-10-18
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 19.0.0.190 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
Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.252 and 19.x before 19.0.0.207 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.535 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 19.0.0.213, Adobe AIR SDK before 19.0.0.213, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 19.0.0.213 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-7629, CVE-2015-7631, CVE-2015-7635, CVE-2015-7636, CVE-2015-7637, CVE-2015-7638, CVE-2015-7639, CVE-2015-7640, CVE-2015-7641, CVE-2015-7643, and CVE-2015-7644.

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

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via memory corruption. The vulnerability affects specific versions across Windows, OS X, and Linux platforms.

MitigationUpgrade to Flash Player 18.0.0.252/19.0.0.207 or later (Windows/OS X), 11.2.202.535 or later (Linux), or Adobe AIR 19.0.0.213 or later. Consider migrating away from Flash as it reaches 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:<= 19.0.0.190
Air SdkApplication
Affected:<= 19.0.0.190
Air Sdk \& CompilerApplication
Affected:<= 19.0.0.190
Flash PlayerApplication
Affected:<= 19.0.0.185<= 11.2.202.521

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
    Open Control Panel > Programs and Features, or right-click the Flash Player DLL (e.g., in C:\Windows\System32\Macromed\Flash) and view Properties > Details > File Version. Alternatively, visit Adobe's version check page in a browser.
    Affected if Version is 19.0.0.185 or lower, or 11.2.202.521 or lower on Linux systems
  2. Check Adobe Flash Player version on macOS
    Open Finder > Go to Folder > /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Flash Player, or check the browser's plugin information (about:plugins in Firefox, chrome://plugins in Chrome).
    Affected if Version is 19.0.0.185 or lower, or 11.2.202.521 or lower on Linux systems
  3. Check Adobe AIR version on Windows
    Open Control Panel > Programs and Features, look for 'Adobe AIR' in the list, or check the file version of the Adobe AIR executable in C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe AIR or C:\Program Files\Adobe\AIR.
    Affected if Version is 19.0.0.190 or lower
  4. Check Adobe AIR version on macOS
    Open Terminal and run: ls /Applications/Adobe AIR* or check the version via: /Applications/Adobe\ AIR\ Installer.app/Contents/MacOS/Adobe\ AIR\ Installer -version
    Affected if Version is 19.0.0.190 or lower
  5. Check Adobe AIR SDK version
    If using the AIR SDK for development, open the AIR SDK readme or version file (typically at the root of the SDK directory, named version.txt or in the release notes).
    Affected if Version is 19.0.0.190 or lower

A system is affected if any installed Adobe Flash Player version is 19.0.0.185 or lower (or 11.2.202.521 or lower on Linux) or any Adobe AIR/AIR SDK version is 19.0.0.190 or lower.

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 19.0.0.190
Vendor patch helpx.adobe.com →
Interim mitigation

Upgrade to Flash Player 18.0.0.252/19.0.0.207 or later (Windows/OS X), 11.2.202.535 or later (Linux), or Adobe AIR 19.0.0.213 or later. Consider migrating away from Flash as it reaches end-of-life.

Recommended fix High confidence

Flash Player 19.0.0.207+ (Windows/OS X), 18.0.0.252+ (18.x branch), 11.2.202.535+ (Linux); AIR 19.0.0.213+; AIR SDK 19.0.0.213+

  1. 1. Identify the exact Adobe Flash Player or AIR version currently installed
  2. 2. For Windows/OS X Flash Player users: upgrade to version 19.0.0.207 or later (or 18.0.0.252 for the 18.x branch)
  3. 3. For Linux Flash Player users: upgrade to version 11.2.202.535 or later
  4. 4. For Adobe AIR users: upgrade to version 19.0.0.213 or later
  5. 5. For Adobe AIR SDK users: upgrade to version 19.0.0.213 or later
  6. 6. For Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler users: upgrade to version 19.0.0.213 or later
  7. 7. Verify the installed version matches or exceeds the fixed release after upgrading
  8. 8. Restart any browsers or applications using Flash Player to load the updated version
Caveat Adobe Flash Player and AIR reached end-of-life on December 31, 2020; migration to alternative technologies may be required if continuing to use these products is not feasible

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

Fix this in Air Scoped from the published advisory
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