Buffer overflow in Adobe Air
CVE-2015-8459
Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.324 and 19.x and 20.x before 20.0.0.267 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.559 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 20.0.0.233, Adobe AIR SDK before 20.0.0.233, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 20.0.0.233 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8460, CVE-2015-8636, and CVE-2015-8645.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 10.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.061 (93.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 93.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.061 · newest: 0.061 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Adobe Air
- Adobe Air Sdk
- Adobe Air Sdk \& Compiler
- Adobe Flash Player — versions 19.0.0.185, 19.0.0.207, 19.0.0.226
- Apple Iphone OS
- Apple Mac OS X
- Google Android
- Linux Kernel
- Microsoft Windows
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00048.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1034544 (vdb-entry)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2697.html (vendor-advisory)
- h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-01.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00046.html (vendor-advisory)
- h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/79700 (vdb-entry)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00047.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00045.html (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-8459?
- CVE-2015-8459 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Air, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2015-12-28.
- How severe is CVE-2015-8459?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.