Risk | Critical |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2015-7645 |
CWE-ID | CWE-843 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild. |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Adobe Flash Player for Linux Client/Desktop applications / Multimedia software Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release Client/Desktop applications / Multimedia software Adobe Flash Player Client/Desktop applications / Plugins for browsers, ActiveX components |
Vendor | Adobe |
This security bulletin contains one critical risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU5412
Risk: Critical
CVSSv3.1:
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-7645
CWE-ID:
CWE-843 - Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to type confusion error. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web site, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Adobe Flash Player for Linux: 11.2.202.238 - 11.2.202.540
Adobe Flash Player: 16.0.0.234 - 19.0.0.226
Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release: 18.0.0.268
http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-27.html
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?