NVD - CVE-2015-8823

CVE-2015-8823 Detail

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the TextField object implementation 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 crafted text property, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8048, CVE-2015-8049, CVE-2015-8050, CVE-2015-8055, CVE-2015-8056, CVE-2015-8057, CVE-2015-8058, CVE-2015-8059, CVE-2015-8061, CVE-2015-8062, CVE-2015-8063, CVE-2015-8064, CVE-2015-8065, CVE-2015-8066, CVE-2015-8067, CVE-2015-8068, CVE-2015-8069, CVE-2015-8070, CVE-2015-8071, CVE-2015-8401, CVE-2015-8402, CVE-2015-8403, CVE-2015-8404, CVE-2015-8405, CVE-2015-8406, CVE-2015-8410, CVE-2015-8411, CVE-2015-8412, CVE-2015-8413, CVE-2015-8414, CVE-2015-8420, CVE-2015-8421, CVE-2015-8422, CVE-2015-8423, CVE-2015-8424, CVE-2015-8425, CVE-2015-8426, CVE-2015-8427, CVE-2015-8428, CVE-2015-8429, CVE-2015-8430, CVE-2015-8431, CVE-2015-8432, CVE-2015-8433, CVE-2015-8434, CVE-2015-8435, CVE-2015-8436, CVE-2015-8437, CVE-2015-8441, CVE-2015-8442, CVE-2015-8447, CVE-2015-8448, CVE-2015-8449, CVE-2015-8450, CVE-2015-8452, CVE-2015-8454, CVE-2015-8653, CVE-2015-8655, CVE-2015-8821, and CVE-2015-8822.

Source: MITRE
Description Last Modified: 04/22/2016

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

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink	Resource
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-665
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-32.html	Patch Vendor Advisory

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)

Other (NVD-CWE-Other)

Vulnerable software and versions Switch to CPE 2.2

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Change History

3 change records found - show changes

Modified Analysis - 5/26/2016 1:32:23 PM

Action

Type

Old Value

New Value

Changed

CPE Configuration

Record truncated, showing 500 of 2944 characters. View Entire Change Record

Configuration 1
     AND
          OR
               cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
               cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
          OR
               *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:19.0.0.245:*:*:*:*:internet_explorer:*:* (and previous)
Configuration 2
     AND
          OR
               *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air_sdk:19.0.0.241:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
          OR
               cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
               cpe:2.3:o:google:an

Record truncated, showing 500 of 2943 characters. View Entire Change Record

Configuration 1
     AND
          OR
               cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
               cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
          OR
               *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:19.0.0.245:*:*:*:*:internet_explorer:*:* (and previous)
Configuration 2
     AND
          OR
               *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air:19.0.0.241:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
          OR
               cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
               cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:wind

Modified Analysis - 4/28/2016 1:03:15 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CPE Configuration		Record truncated, showing 500 of 2944 characters. View Entire Change Record Configuration 1 AND OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.0:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:::::::: OR cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:19.0.0.245:::::internet_explorer::* (and previous) Configuration 2 AND OR cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air_sdk:19.0.0.241::::::: (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:google:an
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/apsb15-32.html No Types Assigned	https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-32.html Advisory, Patch

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-8823
NVD Published Date:
04/22/2016
NVD Last Modified:
05/26/2016

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