Use-after-free error in Adobe products - CVE-2015-4428
Published: January 30, 2017 / Updated: March 10, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU5503
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-2015-4428
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to use-after-free error when processing .swf files. 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.
Affected software
Adobe Flash Player for Linux
Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release
Adobe Flash Player
Adobe AIR
Gentoo Linux
Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release
Adobe Flash Player
Adobe AIR
Gentoo Linux
How to mitigate CVE-2015-4428
Install update from vendor's website.