CVE-2015-8438

CVSS V2 High 9.3 CVSS V3 None
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2015-8438
  • Assigner
  • psirt@adobe.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2015-12-10T06:00:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2017-02-17T02:59:06
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-119 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/119.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
AND
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 18.0.0.261
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:19.0.0.185:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:19.0.0.207:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:19.0.0.226:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:19.0.0.245:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
AND
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 11.2.202.548
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
AND
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 19.0.0.241
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
AND
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air_sdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 19.0.0.241
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air_sdk_\&_compiler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 19.0.0.241
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 9.3
  • Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 8.6
  • Impact Score
  • 10
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-32.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-605
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78712
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201601-03
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00008.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00012.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034318
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00007.html
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
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8438
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8438
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 09:48:36 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 07:29:30 2015-12-10T06:00Z 2015-12-10T06:00:00 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 07:29:30 2017-02-17T02:59:06 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 07:29:30 Modified Vulnerability Status updated