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CVE-2015-8438 Detail

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in 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 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted XML object that is mishandled during a toString call, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8446.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00007.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00008.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00012.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78712
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034318
http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-605
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/apsb15-32.html Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201601-03

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-8438
NVD Published Date:
12/10/2015
NVD Last Modified:
02/16/2017
Source:
Adobe Systems Incorporated