CVE-2015-8446
published 2015-12-10CVE-2015-8446: Heap-based buffer overflow in 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…
PriorityP274critical9.3CVSS 2.0
AVNACMAuNCCICAC
ITWVulnCheck KEVRansomware
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
7.99%
94.1th percentile
Heap-based buffer overflow in 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 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via an MP3 file with COMM tags that are mishandled during memory allocation, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8438.
Affected
9 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| adobe | air | <= 19.0.0.241 | — |
| adobe | air_sdk | <= 19.0.0.241 | — |
| adobe | air_sdk_compiler | <= 19.0.0.241 | — |
| adobe | flash_player | <= 11.2.202.548 | — |
| adobe | flash_player | <= 18.0.0.261 | — |
| adobe | flash_player | — | — |
| adobe | flash_player | — | — |
| adobe | flash_player | — | — |
| adobe | flash_player | — | — |
Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote
- →Trigger vector is an MP3 file containing COMM tags that are mishandled during memory allocation, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player ↗
- ·Vulnerable Adobe Flash Player versions: before 18.0.0.268 and 19.x/20.x before 20.0.0.228 on Windows and OS X; before 11.2.202.554 on Linux. Vulnerable Adobe AIR, AIR SDK, and AIR SDK & Compiler versions: before 20.0.0.204. ↗
CVSS provenance
nvdv2.09.3CRITICALAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
osv9.3CRITICAL
vulncheck9.3CRITICAL
vendor_redhat9.3CRITICAL
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GHSA
GHSA-5782-w4rr-jrj9: Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 18
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17·CVSS 9.3
CVE-2015-8438 [CRITICAL] CWE-119 GHSA-5782-w4rr-jrj9: Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 18
Heap-based buffer overflow in 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 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted XML object that is mishandled during a toString call, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8446.
GHSA
GHSA-jrfc-f389-6wx7: Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 18
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17·CVSS 9.3
CVE-2015-8446 [CRITICAL] CWE-119 GHSA-jrfc-f389-6wx7: Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 18
Heap-based buffer overflow in 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 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via an MP3 file with COMM tags that are mishandled during memory allocation, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8438.
OSV
CVE-2015-8446: Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 18
osv·2015-12-10·CVSS 9.3
CVE-2015-8446 [CRITICAL] CVE-2015-8446: Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 18
Heap-based buffer overflow in 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 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via an MP3 file with COMM tags that are mishandled during memory allocation, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8438.
OSV
CVE-2015-8438: Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 18
osv·2015-12-10·CVSS 9.3
CVE-2015-8438 [CRITICAL] CVE-2015-8438: Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 18
Heap-based buffer overflow in 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 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted XML object that is mishandled during a toString call, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8446.
VulnCheck
Adobe Flash Player Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
vulncheck·2015·CVSS 9.3
CVE-2015-8446 [CRITICAL] Adobe Flash Player Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Adobe Flash Player Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Heap-based buffer overflow in 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 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via an MP3 file with COMM tags that are mishandled during memory allocation, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8438.
Affected: Adobe Flash Player
Required Action: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
Known Ransomware Campaign Use: Known
Exploitation References: https://web.archive.org/w
Red Hat
flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB15-32
vendor_redhat·2015-12-08·CVSS 9.3
CVE-2015-8438 [CRITICAL] flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB15-32
flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB15-32
Heap-based buffer overflow in 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 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted XML object that is mishandled during a toString call, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8446.
Red Hat
flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB15-32
vendor_redhat·2015-12-08·CVSS 9.3
CVE-2015-8446 [CRITICAL] flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB15-32
flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB15-32
Heap-based buffer overflow in 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 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via an MP3 file with COMM tags that are mishandled during memory allocation, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8438.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
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2015-12-10
Published
Exploited in the wild