CVE-2015-8644
published 2015-12-28CVE-2015-8644: 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…
PriorityP269high8.8CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EXPLOIT
EPSS
26.12%
97.8th percentile
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 by leveraging an unspecified "type confusion."
Affected
11 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| adobe | air | <= 20.0.0.204 | — |
| adobe | air_sdk | <= 20.0.0.204 | — |
| adobe | air_sdk_compiler | <= 20.0.0.204 | — |
| adobe | flash_player | <= 18.0.0.268 | — |
| adobe | flash_player | <= 11.2.202.554 | — |
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Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote
- →Type confusion triggered via malformed SWF where a font tag ID is replaced with the empty button object ID (0xfff6) in the three tags that reference it, causing the SimpleButton constructor to confuse a font object with a button. ↗
- →Exploit requires a specially crafted SWF file with binary-patched tag IDs; look for SWF files with anomalous SimpleButton/font tag ID references (e.g., 0xfff6 used where a font ID is expected). ↗
- →Vulnerability is in the SimpleButton constructor; monitor for Flash content invoking 'new SimpleButton()' in conjunction with embedded font objects that share IDs with button objects. ↗
- ·Affected versions span a wide range across platforms; patched versions are Flash Player 18.0.0.324+ (Windows/OS X), 20.0.0.267+ (Windows/OS X), 11.2.202.559+ (Linux), and AIR/AIR SDK/AIR SDK & Compiler 20.0.0.233+. ↗
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.08.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.09.3CRITICALAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
osv8.8HIGH
vendor_redhat8.8HIGH
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Red Hat
flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB16-01
vendor_redhat·2015-12-28·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2015-8644 [HIGH] flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB16-01
flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB16-01
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 by leveraging an unspecified "type confusion."
GHSA
GHSA-w8gg-4249-hw4f: Adobe Flash Player before 18
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17
CVE-2015-8644 [HIGH] GHSA-w8gg-4249-hw4f: Adobe Flash Player before 18
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 by leveraging an unspecified "type confusion."
OSV
CVE-2015-8644: Adobe Flash Player before 18
osv·2015-12-28·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2015-8644 [HIGH] CVE-2015-8644: Adobe Flash Player before 18
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 by leveraging an unspecified "type confusion."
No detection rules found.
Zscaler
Zscaler discovers Flash Player Vulnerabilities | 12-29-2015
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Zscaler discovers Flash Player Vulnerabilities | 12-29-2015
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Bugzilla
flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB16-01
bugzilla·2015-12-29·CVSS 10.0
CVE-2015-8644 [CRITICAL] flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB16-01
flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB16-01
Adobe Security Bulletin APSB16-01 for Adobe Flash Player describes multiple flaws that can possibly lead to code execution when Flash Player is used to play a specially crafted SWF file.
Quoting from the APSB16-01:
These updates resolve a type confusion vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2015-8644).
These updates resolve an integer overflow vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2015-8651).
These updates resolve use-after-free vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2015-8634, CVE-2015-8635, CVE-2015-8638, CVE-2015-8639, CVE-2015-8640, CVE-2015-8641, CVE-2015-8642, CVE-2015-8643, CVE-2015-8646, CVE-2015-8647, CVE-2015-8648, CVE-2015-8649, CVE-2015-8650).
These updates resolv
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00045.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00046.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00047.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00048.htmlhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2697.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79704http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034544https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05356388https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05385680https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05390722https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-01.htmlhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201601-03https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39476/http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00045.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00046.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00047.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00048.htmlhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2697.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79704http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034544https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05356388https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05385680https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05390722https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-01.htmlhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201601-03https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39476/
2015-12-28
Published