Buffer overflow in Adobe Air
CVE-2015-5541
Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.232 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.508 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 18.0.0.199, Adobe AIR SDK before 18.0.0.199, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 18.0.0.199 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-5129.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.105 (95.6th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 95.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.105 · newest: 0.105 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/76282 (vdb-entry)
- h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201508-01 (vendor-advisory)
- h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-19.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00018.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1033235 (vdb-entry)
- h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1603.html (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-5541?
- CVE-2015-5541 is a vulnerability in Adobe Air, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2015-08-14.
- Is CVE-2015-5541 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.