Double free in Adobe products - CVE-2015-0359
Published: January 26, 2017 / Updated: September 14, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU5407
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:A/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-0359
CWE-ID: CWE-415
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is 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 double-free 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2015-0359
Install update from vendor's website.