CVE-2015-8656

Description

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 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and memory corruption) via crafted MPEG-4 data, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8045, CVE-2015-8047, CVE-2015-8060, CVE-2015-8408, CVE-2015-8416, CVE-2015-8417, CVE-2015-8418, CVE-2015-8419, CVE-2015-8443, CVE-2015-8444, CVE-2015-8451, CVE-2015-8455, CVE-2015-8652, CVE-2015-8654, CVE-2015-8657, CVE-2015-8658, and CVE-2015-8820.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.02% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory adobe.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-32.html patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84160 broken link third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-659 third party advisory vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-8656?
CVE-2015-8656 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-8656?
To fix CVE-2015-8656, 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-2015-8656 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-8656 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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