CVE-2015-7648

Public Exploit

Description

Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.255 and 19.x before 19.0.0.226 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.540 on Linux allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging an unspecified "type confusion," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-7647.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 38.32% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory adobe.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1913.html	vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2024.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033850	vdb entry
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-27.html	patch vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201511-02	vendor advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38970/	exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77116	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-7648?: CVE-2015-7648 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-7648?: To fix CVE-2015-7648, 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-2015-7648 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2015-7648 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~38% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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