CVE-2015-6680

Description

Adobe Shockwave Player before 12.2.0.162 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-6681.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 4.83% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory adobe.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033486	vdb entry
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/shockwave/apsb15-22.html	patch vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201509-07	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-6680?: CVE-2015-6680 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-6680?: To fix CVE-2015-6680, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-6680 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2015-6680 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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