CVE-2015-8459

Description

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 or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8460, CVE-2015-8636, and CVE-2015-8645.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 8.65% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory adobe.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00048.html vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034544 vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2697.html vendor advisory
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05385680
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-01.html patch vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00046.html vendor advisory
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05390722
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79700 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00047.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00045.html vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201601-03 vendor advisory
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05356388

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-8459?
CVE-2015-8459 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-8459?
To fix CVE-2015-8459, 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-2015-8459 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-8459 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~9% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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