Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe products - CVE-2015-5118

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Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe products - CVE-2015-5118

Published: January 30, 2017 / Updated: September 14, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU5481
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:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-5118
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vendor: Adobe
Affected software:
Adobe AIR
Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release
Adobe Flash Player
Adobe Flash Player for Linux

Detailed 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.


How to mitigate CVE-2015-5118

Install update from vendor's website.

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