What is CVE-2015-8651?

CVE-2015-8651 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Air, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2015-12-28.

How severe is CVE-2015-8651?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2015-8651 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2015-8651 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-05-25), indicating it is being actively exploited. 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

Integer overflow in Adobe Air

CVE-2015-8651

Integer overflow in 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 b…

Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow

EPSS: 0.679 (99.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-190 — Integer Overflow or Wraparound

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2022-05-25. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2022-06-15.

Required action: The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

psirt@adobe.com (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
psirt@adobe.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, Broken Link)
psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Not Applicable, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@adobe.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_BID)
psirt@adobe.com (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
psirt@adobe.com (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
psirt@adobe.com (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-8651?: CVE-2015-8651 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Air, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2015-12-28.
How severe is CVE-2015-8651?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2015-8651 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2015-8651 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-05-25), indicating it is being actively exploited. 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.