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CVE-2015-8459
CRITICAL
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 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8460, CVE-2015-8636, and CVE-2015-8645.
Published: Dec 28, 2015
Modified: May 6, 2026
CWE-119
CVSS Metrics
CVSSv3
Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products (11)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| adobe | air_sdk | * |
| adobe | air_sdk_\&_compiler | * |
| adobe | air | * |
| adobe | flash_player | * |
| adobe | flash_player | * |
| adobe | flash_player | 19.0.0.185 |
| adobe | flash_player | 19.0.0.207 |
| adobe | flash_player | 19.0.0.226 |
| adobe | flash_player | 19.0.0.245 |
| adobe | flash_player | 20.0.0.228 |
| adobe | flash_player | 20.0.0.235 |
GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-mfxr-fj8r-f93p
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...
References (24)
- 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/79700
- 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
- 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
Risk Scores
CVSS Score
10.0 / 10
EPSS Score
6.40%
Top 9% most likely to be exploited
Threat Score
41.9 / 100
Data Sources
NVD
EPSS
GitHub