What is CVE-2015-8656?

CVE-2015-8656 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Air, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-03-04.

How severe is CVE-2015-8656?

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

Is CVE-2015-8656 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Adobe Air

CVE-2015-8656

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 all…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.067 (91.4th 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-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

Public proof-of-concept exploits

thdusdl1219/CVE-Study

References

psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
84160 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, Broken Link)
psirt@adobe.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-8656?: CVE-2015-8656 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Air, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-03-04.
How severe is CVE-2015-8656?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2015-8656 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.