Use-After-Free Vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR
CVE-2015-8647

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Adobe
Status
Air
Vendor
CVE Published:
28 December 2015

What is CVE-2015-8647?

A use-after-free vulnerability is present in several versions of Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR, which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code due to improper handling of memory. This flaw can be exploited through various unspecified vectors, potentially compromising the security of affected systems across different platforms like Windows and OS X, as well as on Linux environments.

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015...
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034544
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2697.html
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2015-8647 : Use-After-Free Vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR