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Air SdkApplication · Adobe

CVE-2015-8048

HIGH · 10.0 CVSS v2.0 Published 2015-12-10
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 19.0.0.241 or later.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
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
Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.268 and 19.x and 20.x before 20.0.0.228 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.554 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 20.0.0.204, Adobe AIR SDK before 20.0.0.204, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 20.0.0.204 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8049, CVE-2015-8050, CVE-2015-8055, CVE-2015-8056, CVE-2015-8057, CVE-2015-8058, CVE-2015-8059, CVE-2015-8061, CVE-2015-8062, CVE-2015-8063, CVE-2015-8064, CVE-2015-8065, CVE-2015-8066, CVE-2015-8067, CVE-2015-8068, CVE-2015-8069, CVE-2015-8070, CVE-2015-8071, CVE-2015-8401, CVE-2015-8402, CVE-2015-8403, CVE-2015-8404, CVE-2015-8405, CVE-2015-8406, CVE-2015-8410, CVE-2015-8411, CVE-2015-8412, CVE-2015-8413, CVE-2015-8414, CVE-2015-8420, CVE-2015-8421, CVE-2015-8422, CVE-2015-8423, CVE-2015-8424, CVE-2015-8425, CVE-2015-8426, CVE-2015-8427, CVE-2015-8428, CVE-2015-8429, CVE-2015-8430, CVE-2015-8431, CVE-2015-8432, CVE-2015-8433, CVE-2015-8434, CVE-2015-8435, CVE-2015-8436, CVE-2015-8437, CVE-2015-8441, CVE-2015-8442, CVE-2015-8447, CVE-2015-8448, CVE-2015-8449, CVE-2015-8450, CVE-2015-8452, and CVE-2015-8454.

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 unspecified vectors. The vulnerability exists in multiple affected components including Flash Player versions before 18.0.0.268 and 19.x/20.x before 20.0.0.228, and Adobe AIR/SDK versions before 20.0.0.204.

MitigationUpdate Adobe Flash Player to version 18.0.0.268 or later (or 20.0.0.228 for versions 19.x/20.x), and update Adobe AIR and Adobe AIR SDK to version 20.0.0.204 or later.

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
Air SdkApplication
Affected:<= 19.0.0.241
Air Sdk \& CompilerApplication
Affected:<= 19.0.0.241
Flash PlayerApplication
Affected:<= 11.2.202.548<= 18.0.0.261= 19.0.0.185= 19.0.0.207= 19.0.0.226= 19.0.0.245
AirApplication
Affected:<= 19.0.0.241

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 in browser
    Navigate to a page that displays Flash Player version (such as about:flash in URL bar, or visit adobe.com/go/aboutflashplayer), or check the Windows registry at HKLM\SOFTWARE\Macromedia\FlashPlayer\Version
    Affected if Version is 11.2.202.548 or earlier, 18.0.0.261 or earlier, or exactly 19.0.0.185, 19.0.0.207, 19.0.0.226, or 19.0.0.245
  2. Check Adobe AIR version
    On Windows, check registry at HKLM\SOFTWARE\Adobe\AIR\Version or open Adobe AIR application and view its version info. On macOS, right-click the Adobe AIR app and select Get Info
    Affected if Version is 19.0.0.241 or earlier
  3. Check Adobe AIR SDK version
    If you compile ActionScript code using the AIR SDK, check the SDK version file typically located in the SDK directory (such as a version.properties or version.xml file inside the AIR SDK folder)
    Affected if SDK version is 19.0.0.241 or earlier

You are affected if any installed Adobe Flash Player version matches 11.2.x through 11.2.202.548, 18.x through 18.0.0.261, or specific 19.x versions (185, 207, 226, 245), or if Adobe AIR or AIR SDK is version 19.0.0.241 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 19.0.0.241
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Interim mitigation

Update Adobe Flash Player to version 18.0.0.268 or later (or 20.0.0.228 for versions 19.x/20.x), and update Adobe AIR and Adobe AIR SDK to version 20.0.0.204 or later.

Recommended fix High confidence

Flash Player: 18.0.0.268 (or 20.0.0.228 for 19.x/20.x); AIR/AIR SDK/AIR SDK & Compiler: 20.0.0.204

  1. Upgrade Adobe Flash Player to version 18.0.0.268 or later (19.x/20.x users: upgrade to 20.0.0.228 or later; Linux users: upgrade to 11.2.202.554 or later)
  2. Upgrade Adobe AIR to version 20.0.0.204 or later
  3. Upgrade Adobe AIR SDK to version 20.0.0.204 or later
  4. Upgrade Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler to version 20.0.0.204 or later
  5. Verify the installed version matches or exceeds the fixed versions after upgrade
Caveat Adobe Flash Player and AIR reached end-of-life in December 2020; consider migrating away from Flash-based applications as no further updates will be available

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

Fix this in Air Sdk Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Review / QA1.0 h
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