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Current 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-2015-8638, CVE-2015-8639, CVE-2015-8640, CVE-2015-8641, CVE-2015-8643, CVE-2015-8646, CVE-2015-8647, CVE-2015-8648, CVE-2015-8649, and CVE-2015-8650.

Source:  MITRE
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Evaluator Description

CWE-416: Use After Free

Impact

CVSS v3.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 8.8 HIGH
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (V3 legend)
Impact Score: 5.9
Exploitability Score: 2.8

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availability (A): High

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 9.3 HIGH
Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 10.0
Exploitability Subscore: 8.6

Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete
Additional Information:
Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
Allows unauthorized modification
Allows disruption of service

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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
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

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Up to (including)
18.0.0.268
 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:19.0.0.185:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:19.0.0.207:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:19.0.0.226:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:19.0.0.245:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:20.0.0.228:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:20.0.0.235:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
Running on/with
 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)

Configuration 2 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air_sdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
Up to (including)
20.0.0.204
 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air_sdk_\&_compiler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
Up to (including)
20.0.0.204
Running on/with
 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)

Configuration 3 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
Up to (including)
11.2.202.554
Running on/with
 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)

Configuration 4 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
Up to (including)
20.0.0.204
Running on/with
 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)


Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-8642
NVD Published Date:
12/28/2015
NVD Last Modified:
02/16/2017