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Air SdkApplication · Adobe

CVE-2015-8064

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-2015-8062, CVE-2015-8063, 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

This is a use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR. Use-after-free vulnerabilities occur when a program continues to use a pointer to memory that has been freed, potentially allowing an attacker to control what data is reallocated to that memory location and achieve arbitrary code execution. The vulnerability affects multiple versions across Windows, OS X, and Linux platforms.

MitigationUpdate Adobe Flash Player to version 18.0.0.268, 20.0.0.228 (or later), or 11.2.202.554 for Linux, and update Adobe AIR to version 20.0.0.204 or later. As a compensating control, disable or remove Flash Player if not required.

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
AirApplication
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

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 in Windows browsers
    Open Internet Explorer and navigate to 'about:flash' or visit a Flash version detection page (like 'https://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/'). Alternatively, check the registry key: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Macromedia\FlashPlayer\Version
    Affected if The displayed version is 11.2.202.548 or lower, 18.0.0.261 or lower, or exactly 19.0.0.185, 19.0.0.207, 19.0.0.226, or 19.0.0.245
  2. Check Adobe Flash Player version in macOS browsers
    Open Safari and visit a Flash version detection page, or open Terminal and check /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Flash Player/ for version files, or use browser plugin information
    Affected if The displayed version is 11.2.202.548 or lower, 18.0.0.261 or lower, or exactly 19.0.0.185, 19.0.0.207, 19.0.0.226, or 19.0.0.245
  3. Check Adobe Flash Player version on Linux
    Check the installed package version using 'dpkg -l | grep flash' or 'rpm -qa | grep flash', or examine /usr/lib/flash-plugin/ for version information
    Affected if The installed version is 11.2.202.548 or lower
  4. Check Adobe AIR version on Windows
    Open Control Panel and view installed programs, looking for 'Adobe AIR', or check the registry key HKLM\SOFTWARE\Adobe\AIR\Version
    Affected if The installed version is 19.0.0.241 or lower
  5. Check Adobe AIR version on macOS
    Open System Information (System Profiler) and look under Applications > Adobe AIR, or check /Applications folder for Adobe AIR and view Get Info to see version
    Affected if The installed version is 19.0.0.241 or lower

You are affected if Adobe Flash Player or Adobe AIR is installed and the version matches one of the affected ranges listed above.

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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, 20.0.0.228 (or later), or 11.2.202.554 for Linux, and update Adobe AIR to version 20.0.0.204 or later. As a compensating control, disable or remove Flash Player if not required.

Recommended fix High confidence

Adobe Flash Player 18.0.0.268+/20.0.0.228+ (Linux: 11.2.202.554+); Adobe AIR 20.0.0.204+; Adobe AIR SDK 20.0.0.204+; Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler 20.0.0.204+

  1. Identify which Adobe product is installed: Flash Player, AIR, AIR SDK, or AIR SDK & Compiler
  2. For Flash Player on Windows/OS X: Upgrade to version 18.0.0.268 or later (if staying on 18.x branch), or upgrade to 20.0.0.228 or later (for 19.x/20.x branches
  3. For Flash Player on Linux: Upgrade to version 11.2.202.554 or later
  4. For Adobe AIR: Upgrade to version 20.0.0.204 or later
  5. For Adobe AIR SDK: Upgrade to version 20.0.0.204 or later
  6. For Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler: Upgrade to version 20.0.0.204 or later
  7. Alternatively, consider removing Flash Player entirely as it is end-of-life and no longer receives security updates
Caveat Adobe Flash Player is end-of-life and should be removed; upgrading AIR/SDK may require recompilation of AIR applications if API changes exist

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

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