CVE-2015-8651
Adobe Flash Player Integer Overflow Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 15 June 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 67.70% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Listed 25 May 2022 · due 15 June 2022
- Weakness
- CWE-190
- Affected
- adobe/air sdk · adobe/air sdk \& compiler · adobe/flash player · adobe/air · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux workstation · opensuse/evergreen · opensuse/opensuse · suse/linux enterprise desktop · suse/linux enterprise workstation extension · hp/insight control · hp/insight control server provisioning · hp/matrix operating environment · hp/system management homepage · hp/systems insight manager · hp/version control repository manager
- Source
- psirt@adobe.com
EPSS 67.7% since 30 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
CISA notes
The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8651
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00045.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00046.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00047.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00048.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2697.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79705Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034544Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05356388Third Party Advisory
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05385680Third Party Advisory
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05390722Third Party Advisory
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-01.htmlNot Applicable, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201601-03Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00045.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00046.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00047.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00048.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2697.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79705Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034544Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05356388Third Party Advisory
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05385680Third Party Advisory
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05390722Third Party Advisory
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-01.htmlNot Applicable, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201601-03Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-8651US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.