| Severity | Critical |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE ID | CVE-2015-7645 |
| CVSSv3 |
8.9 [CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C] |
| CWE ID |
CWE-843 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild. |
| Vulnerable software |
Adobe Flash Player for Linux Adobe Flash Player Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release |
| Vulnerable software versions |
Adobe Flash Player for Linux 11.2.202.540 Adobe Flash Player for Linux 11.2.202.535 Adobe Flash Player for Linux 11.2.202.457 Show more Adobe Flash Player 19.0.0.226 Adobe Flash Player 17.0.0.169 Adobe Flash Player 17.0.0.134 Show more Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release 18.0.0.268 |
| Vendor URL | Adobe |
The 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.
RemediationInstall update from vendor's website.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-27.html