NVD

CVE-2015-8638 Detail

Modified

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Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in 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 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8634, CVE-2015-8635, 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, and CVE-2015-8650.

Evaluator Description

CWE-416: Use After Free

Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

N/A

NVD assessment not yet provided.

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 8.8 HIGH

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 9.3 HIGH

Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink	Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00045.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00046.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00047.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00048.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2697.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79701
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034544
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-648
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05356388
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05385680
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05390722
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-01.html	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201601-03

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
NVD-CWE-Other	Other	NIST

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Change History

8 change records found show changes

CVE Modified by Adobe Systems Incorporated 12/07/2016 1:28:55 PM

Action	Type	New Value
Added	Reference	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00045.html [No Types Assigned]
Added	Reference	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00046.html [No Types Assigned]
Added	Reference	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00047.html [No Types Assigned]
Added	Reference	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00048.html [No Types Assigned]
Added	Reference	http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2697.html [No Types Assigned]
Added	Reference	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034544 [No Types Assigned]
Added	Reference	http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-648 [No Types Assigned]
Added	Reference	https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201601-03 [No Types Assigned]

Modified Analysis by NIST 12/29/2015 1:28:51 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CPE Configuration		Record truncated, showing 500 of 1617 characters. View Entire Change Record Configuration 1 AND OR cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:11.2.202.554::::::: (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:::::::: Configuration 2 AND OR cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air_sdk:20.0.0.204::::::: (and previous) cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air_sdk_\&_compiler:20.0.0.204::::::: (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:::::::: cpe:2.3:
Added	CVSS V2		(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Added	CVSS V3		AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Added	CWE		NVD-CWE-Other
Added	Evaluator Description		<a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html">CWE-416: Use After Free</a>
Changed	Reference Type	https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-01.html No Types Assigned	https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-01.html Advisory, Patch

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-8638
NVD Published Date:
12/28/2015
NVD Last Modified:
02/16/2017
Source:
Adobe Systems Incorporated

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CVE-2015-8638 Detail

Description

Evaluator Description

Metrics

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Weakness Enumeration

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

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Change History

CVE Modified by Adobe Systems Incorporated 5/13/2024 11:44:26 PM

CVE Modified by Adobe Systems Incorporated 2/16/2017 9:59:08 PM

CVE Modified by Adobe Systems Incorporated 2/07/2017 9:59:08 PM

CVE Modified by Adobe Systems Incorporated 12/19/2016 9:59:15 PM

CVE Modified by Adobe Systems Incorporated 12/07/2016 1:28:55 PM

CVE Modified by Adobe Systems Incorporated 11/28/2016 2:48:25 PM

Modified Analysis by NIST 12/29/2015 1:28:51 PM

Initial CVE Analysis 12/29/2015 12:06:37 PM

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