ID:941 - Exploit for Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe products - CVE-2015-5118

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ID:941 - Exploit for Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe products - CVE-2015-5118

Published: March 18, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU5481
Vulnerability risk: High
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-5118
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
Adobe AIR
Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release
Adobe Flash Player
Adobe Flash Player for Linux

Link to public exploit:


Vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists due to heap-based buffer overflow. 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 of  the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.