Integer overflow 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
Integer overflow 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.
- Published
- Dec 28, 2015
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 67.7% · 99th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-190
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- CVSS
- 35 / 40 · 8.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 30 / 30 · Listed
- EPSS
- 20 / 30 · 67.7%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- active
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
Actively exploited in the wild
CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on May 25, 2022. That signals real attacks, not theory.
Remediation deadline for government agencies: Jun 15, 2022.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| adobe | air sdk | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air_sdk |
| adobe | air sdk \& compiler | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air_sdk_\&_compiler |
| adobe | flash player | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player |
| adobe | air | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air |
| apple | iphone os | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os |
| apple | mac os x | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x |
| android | cpe:2.3:o:google:android | |
| microsoft | windows | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows |
| linux | linux kernel | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel |
| redhat | enterprise linux desktop | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop |
| redhat | enterprise linux server | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server |
| redhat | enterprise linux workstation | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation |
and 10 more
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- adobe airbefore 20.0.0.233
- adobe air sdkbefore 20.0.0.233
- adobe air sdk & compilerbefore 20.0.0.233
- adobe flash playerbefore 11.2.202.559
- adobe flash playerbefore 18.0.0.324
- adobe flash player19.0.0.185 and later · before 20.0.0.267
- hp insight controlbefore 7.6
- hp insight control server provisioningbefore 7.6
- hp matrix operating environment7.6
- hp system management homepagebefore 7.6
- hp systems insight managerbefore 7.6
- hp version control repository managerbefore 7.6
- opensuse evergreen11.4
- opensuse opensuse13.1
- opensuse opensuse13.2
- redhat enterprise linux desktop5.0
- redhat enterprise linux desktop6.0
- redhat enterprise linux server5.0
- redhat enterprise linux server6.0
- redhat enterprise linux workstation5.0
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client | flash-plugin | before 0:11.2.202.559-1.el5 | 0:11.2.202.559-1.el5 |
| Red Hat:rhel_extras:6 | flash-plugin | before 0:11.2.202.559-1.el6_7 | 0:11.2.202.559-1.el6_7 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 | flash-player | before 11.2.202.559-0.32.1 | 11.2.202.559-0.32.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 | flash-player | before 11.2.202.559-117.1 | 11.2.202.559-117.1 |
Same product
adobe: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2015-8423Use-after-free vulnerability 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 11.253Plan
- CVE-2015-8048Use-after-free vulnerability 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 11.249Plan
- CVE-2015-8457Stack-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 11.2.43Plan
- CVE-2015-8459Adobe 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 bef42Plan
- CVE-2015-8444Adobe 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 bef42Plan
- CVE-2015-8443Adobe 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 bef42Plan
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| red hat:flash-plugin | 0:11.2.202.559-1.el5 · Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:flash-player | 11.2.202.559-117.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
Weaponized
A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Published
- CISA KEV+2339 d
- TodaySep 30, 2026+3929 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- A user must open a link or visit a page.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-190 · Integer Overflow or WraparoundCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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Noroxi analysis
No Noroxi analysis for this record yet
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We use this product, ask for helpChange log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00045.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00046.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00047.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00048.html
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2697.html
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/79705
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1034544
- h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05356388
- h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05385680
- h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05390722
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-01.html
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201601-03
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-8651
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.