Memory corruption in Adobe products - CVE-2015-8636
Published: January 27, 2017 / Updated: September 14, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU5424
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8636
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to boundary 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.
Affected software
Adobe Flash Player
Adobe Flash Player for Linux
Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release
Arch Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Adobe Flash Player for Linux
Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release
Arch Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
How to mitigate CVE-2015-8636
Install update from vendor's website.