Integer overflow in Adobe products - CVE-2015-8651
Published: January 27, 2017 / Updated: November 20, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU5439
CSH Severity: Critical
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-2015-8651
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to integer 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 results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
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-2015-8651
Install update from vendor's website.