First published: Fri Aug 14 2015(Updated: )
Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.232 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.508 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 18.0.0.199, Adobe AIR SDK before 18.0.0.199, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 18.0.0.199 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-5545, CVE-2015-5546, CVE-2015-5547, CVE-2015-5548, CVE-2015-5549, CVE-2015-5552, and CVE-2015-5553.
Credit: psirt@adobe.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Adobe AIR | <=18.0.0.180 | |
Adobe AIR SDK and Compiler | <=18.0.0.180 | |
Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler | <=18.0.0.180 | |
Adobe Flash Player for Internet Explorer 11 | <=18.0.0.209 | |
macOS Yosemite | ||
Microsoft Windows | ||
Adobe Flash Player for Internet Explorer 11 | <=11.2.202.491 | |
Linux Kernel |
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CVE-2015-5544 has a critical severity rating due to the potential for arbitrary code execution and denial of service.
To fix CVE-2015-5544, upgrade Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR to their latest versions that are not affected.
CVE-2015-5544 affects Adobe Flash Player versions prior to 18.0.0.232 and Adobe AIR versions prior to 18.0.0.199.
The potential impacts of CVE-2015-5544 include arbitrary code execution and service disruptions due to memory corruption.
There are no known workarounds for CVE-2015-5544, so updating to a safe version is the best course of action.