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CVE-2015-8062

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
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-2015-8048, 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-2015-8063, 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 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors. The vulnerability involves improper memory management where memory is accessed after being freed, potentially allowing an attacker to control function pointers or object references and achieve code execution.

MitigationUpdate Adobe Flash Player to version 18.0.0.268 or later (Windows/OS X), 11.2.202.554 or later (Linux), and Adobe AIR/SDK to version 20.0.0.204 or later. Consider disabling the Flash plugin in browsers and removing unused Adobe AIR installations if updates are not feasible.

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

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
    Locate the Flash Player plugin (npswf32.dll or Flash.ocx) in the browser's plugin directory or system32, right-click the file, select Properties, and view the Version tab. Alternatively, visit Adobe's version check page at https://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/ in each installed browser.
    Affected if The displayed version is 18.0.0.261 or lower, any 19.0.0.x version (specifically 185, 207, 226, or 245), or 11.2.202.548 or lower for the 11.x branch.
  2. Check Adobe Flash Player version on Mac
    Open Finder, navigate to /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/ or ~/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/, locate the Flash Player plugin file (Flash Player.plugin), right-click and select Get Info to view the version.
    Affected if The version matches any of the affected versions listed for Flash Player.
  3. Check Adobe AIR version on Windows
    Open Control Panel and view the list of installed programs, looking for Adobe AIR. Alternatively, check the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Adobe AIR for the DisplayVersion value.
    Affected if The installed version is 19.0.0.241 or any earlier 19.x version.
  4. Check Adobe AIR version on Mac
    Open Finder, go to /Applications/, and locate Adobe AIR Installer.app. Right-click and select Get Info to view the version, or check in System Preferences for Adobe AIR if installed.
    Affected if The version is 19.0.0.241 or earlier.

A system is affected if Adobe Flash Player is installed with a version matching the affected ranges (18.0.0.261 or lower, specific 19.0.x versions, or 11.2.202.548 or lower) or if Adobe AIR is installed at version 19.0.0.241 or earlier.

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

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dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 19.0.0.241
Vendor patch helpx.adobe.com →
Interim mitigation

Update Adobe Flash Player to version 18.0.0.268 or later (Windows/OS X), 11.2.202.554 or later (Linux), and Adobe AIR/SDK to version 20.0.0.204 or later. Consider disabling the Flash plugin in browsers and removing unused Adobe AIR installations if updates are not feasible.

Recommended fix High confidence

Flash Player 18.0.0.268+ (or 20.0.0.228+ for 20.x branch), Flash Player 11.2.202.554+ for Linux, Adobe AIR 20.0.0.204+, Adobe AIR SDK 20.0.0.204+, Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler 20.0.0.204+

  1. Identify the currently installed Adobe Flash Player version by navigating to About Flash Player in your system or visiting the Adobe version check page
  2. Identify the currently installed Adobe AIR version from the system's installed programs list
  3. For Flash Player on Windows and OS X: Download and install Flash Player 18.0.0.268 or later (or 20.0.0.228 or later for the 20.x branch) from the Adobe Flash Player Download Center: https://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/
  4. For Flash Player on Linux: Download and install version 11.2.202.554 or later from the Adobe security bulletin
  5. For Adobe AIR: Download and install Adobe AIR 20.0.0.204 or later from the Adobe AIR download page
  6. For Adobe AIR SDK: Download and install Adobe AIR SDK 20.0.0.204 or later from the Adobe AIR SDK download page
  7. For Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler: Download and install Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler 20.0.0.204 or later
  8. Restart any running instances of Flash Player or AIR-based applications after the update

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

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