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Air SdkApplication · Adobe

CVE-2015-8068

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-2015-8064, CVE-2015-8065, CVE-2015-8066, CVE-2015-8067, 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 affecting multiple versions across Windows, OS X, and Linux. The vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors by exploiting memory that is accessed after being freed.

MitigationUpdate Adobe Flash Player to version 18.0.0.268 or later (18.x), 20.0.0.228 or later (19.x/20.x on Windows/OS X), 11.2.202.554 or later (Linux); update Adobe AIR to 20.0.0.204 or later. Alternatively, remove Flash Player and AIR if no longer 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
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

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  1. Check Adobe Flash Player version on Windows
    Open a web browser with Flash, go to 'About Adobe Flash Player' in the right-click context menu, or check registry key HKLM\SOFTWARE\Macromedia\FlashPlayer\CurrentVersion
    Affected if The installed 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 Flash Player version on Linux
    Open terminal and run 'rpm -q flash-player' or 'dpkg -l flashplayer' depending on package manager, or run 'adobe-flashplugin --version'
    Affected if The installed 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
  3. Check Adobe AIR version on Windows or OS X
    Open Adobe AIR application and go to Help > About Adobe AIR, or locate AIR in Add/Remove Programs (Windows) or Applications (OS X) to view version
    Affected if The installed version is 19.0.0.241 or earlier
  4. Check Adobe AIR SDK version
    Locate the AIR SDK installation directory and open the AIRSDKDescriptor.xml or version.xml file, or run 'air -version' from SDK bin directory
    Affected if The installed SDK version is 19.0.0.241 or earlier

A system is affected if any installed instance of Adobe Flash Player, Adobe AIR, or Adobe AIR SDK matches one of the version numbers or ranges listed as vulnerable.

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 (18.x), 20.0.0.228 or later (19.x/20.x on Windows/OS X), 11.2.202.554 or later (Linux); update Adobe AIR to 20.0.0.204 or later. Alternatively, remove Flash Player and AIR if no longer required.

Recommended fix High confidence

Flash Player 18.0.0.268 or 20.0.0.228 (or 11.2.202.554 for Linux); Adobe AIR 20.0.0.204; Adobe AIR SDK 20.0.0.204

  1. 1. Identify the installed Adobe Flash Player version by navigating to 'About Flash Player' in the player or checking the version in the browser's add-ons manager
  2. 2. Identify the installed Adobe AIR version from 'About Adobe AIR' in the application or via the system's installed programs list
  3. 3. For Adobe Flash Player: Download the fixed version 18.0.0.268 (for 18.x branch) or 20.0.0.228 (for 19.x/20.x branches) from the official Adobe Flash Player download page
  4. 4. For Adobe AIR: Download and install version 20.0.0.204 from the official Adobe AIR download page
  5. 5. For Adobe AIR SDK/Compiler: Download AIR SDK 20.0.0.204 from the Adobe AIR SDK download page and update your development environment
  6. 6. Verify the installed versions match the fixed releases after installation
  7. 7. Restart any affected browsers or applications to ensure the new versions are loaded
Caveat Adobe Flash Player and AIR have reached end-of-life and are no longer supported; migrating away from Flash-based content is recommended

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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