{"id":"CVE-2015-8048","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2015-8048","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T20:51:39.996Z","title":"Use-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 11.2.202.554 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 20.0.0.204, Adobe AIR SDK before 20.0.0.204, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler…","description":"Use-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 11.2.202.554 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 unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than 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, and CVE-2015-8454.","published":"2015-12-10T05:59:03.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:33:56.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"psirt@adobe.com","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":10,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"},"cwe":[],"affected":["adobe/air sdk","adobe/air sdk \\& compiler","adobe/flash player","adobe/air"],"epss":{"score":0.31634,"percentile":0.9828,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2016-04-01","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":39649,"kind":"exploit","title":"Adobe Flash - URLStream.readObject Use-After-Free","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39649","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/multiple/dos/39649.txt","file":"exploits/multiple/dos/39649.txt","published":"2016-04-01","added":"2016-04-01","updated":"2016-04-01","author":"Google Security Research","type":"dos","platform":"multiple","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2015-8048"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=611"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 31.6%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. 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