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CVE-2015-7645

Adobe Flash Player Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

KEVHIGH 7.8EPSS 65.6%

Does this matter?

Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 24 March 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.

Description

Adobe Flash Player 18.x through 18.0.0.252 and 19.x through 19.0.0.207 on Windows and OS X and 11.x through 11.2.202.535 on Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SWF file, as exploited in the wild in October 2015.

CVSS 3.1
7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
65.58% probability · 99th percentile
CISA KEV
Listed 3 March 2022 · due 24 March 2022 · used in ransomware campaigns
Affected
adobe/flash player · opensuse/evergreen · opensuse/opensuse · suse/linux enterprise desktop · suse/linux enterprise workstation extension · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux eus · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux server from rhui · redhat/enterprise linux workstation
Source
psirt@adobe.com

CISA notes

The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7645

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.