#VU5421 Type confusion in Adobe products - CVE-2015-8644 

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#VU5421 Type confusion in Adobe products - CVE-2015-8644

Published: January 27, 2017 / Updated: September 14, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU5421
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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-2015-8644
CWE-ID: CWE-843
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Adobe Flash Player
Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release
Adobe Flash Player for Linux
Software vendor:
Adobe

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists due to type confusion 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.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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