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Air SdkApplication · Adobe

CVE-2015-8405

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-2015-8068, CVE-2015-8069, CVE-2015-8070, CVE-2015-8071, CVE-2015-8401, CVE-2015-8402, CVE-2015-8403, CVE-2015-8404, 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 (versions before 18.0.0.268, 19.x, and 20.x before 20.0.0.228 on Windows/OS X, and before 11.2.202.554 on Linux) and Adobe AIR/SDK (before 20.0.0.204) that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

MitigationUpdate Adobe Flash Player to version 18.0.0.268 or later (18.x) / 20.0.0.228 or later (19.x-20.x), update Adobe AIR and AIR SDK to 20.0.0.204 or later, and update Linux Flash Player to 11.2.202.554 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
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 on Windows
    Open the Adobe Flash Player settings panel by right-clicking on any Flash content, or check the version through the Windows Control Panel under 'Programs and Features'. Alternatively, visit 'about:flash' in a browser that supports Flash.
    Affected if The displayed version is 11.2.202.548 or earlier, any 18.x version up to 18.0.0.261, or one of 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
    Check the installed Flash Player package version using the system package manager (e.g., dpkg -l for Debian/Ubuntu or rpm -q for RHEL/CentOS), or locate the libflashplayer.so file and check its properties.
    Affected if The installed version is 11.2.202.548 or earlier (Linux-specific threshold is 11.2.202.554, so versions up to and including 11.2.202.548 are affected)
  3. Check Adobe Flash Player version on macOS
    Check the Flash Player plug-in version in the browser's plug-in list, or locate the Flash Player component in the /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/ folder and get info on the file.
    Affected if The displayed version matches any of the affected Windows/OS X ranges: 18.x up to 18.0.0.261, or 19.0.0.185, 19.0.0.207, 19.0.0.226, or 19.0.0.245
  4. Check Adobe AIR version on Windows or macOS
    Open the Adobe AIR settings (if installed), check the application's version property, or locate the Adobe AIR installation directory and check the version file or executable properties.
    Affected if The installed version is 19.0.0.241 or earlier
  5. Check Adobe AIR SDK or AIR SDK & Compiler version
    Locate the AIR SDK directory in your development environment and check the version file (typically named 'version' or accessible through SDK tools), or check the version reported by the AIR compiler tools.
    Affected if The SDK version is 19.0.0.241 or earlier

A user is affected if any installed Adobe Flash Player, Adobe AIR, or Adobe AIR SDK version falls within the specified affected ranges for their respective platform.

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), update Adobe AIR and AIR SDK to 20.0.0.204 or later, and update Linux Flash Player to 11.2.202.554 or later.

Recommended fix High confidence

Flash Player 18.0.0.268+ (Windows/OS X), 20.0.0.228+ (19.x/20.x on Windows/OS X), 11.2.202.554+ (Linux); Adobe AIR 20.0.0.204+

  1. Identify the installed Adobe Flash Player and AIR versions by checking About sections or system information
  2. Download the appropriate fixed version from the official Adobe security bulletin (APSB15-32) at https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-32.html
  3. For Flash Player 18.x and below on Windows/OS X: upgrade to version 18.0.0.268 or later
  4. For Flash Player 19.x and 20.x on Windows/OS X: upgrade to version 20.0.0.228 or later
  5. For Flash Player on Linux: upgrade to version 11.2.202.554 or later
  6. For Adobe AIR: upgrade to version 20.0.0.204 or later
  7. For Adobe AIR SDK: upgrade to version 20.0.0.204 or later
  8. For Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler: upgrade to version 20.0.0.204 or later
Caveat Upgrading Flash Player or AIR may affect legacy content or applications dependent on older API behavior; test critical workflows after applying the update

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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  • Testing1.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
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