Type confusion in Adobe products - CVE-2015-0356
Published: January 26, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU5403
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-0356
CWE-ID: CWE-843
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Adobe
Affected software:
Adobe AIR
Adobe Flash Player for Linux
Adobe Flash Player
Adobe AIR
Adobe Flash Player for Linux
Adobe Flash Player
Detailed vulnerability description
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 and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2015-0356
Install update from vendor's website.