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-2015-5544, CVE-2015-5545, CVE-2015-5546, 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 Flash Player for Internet Explorer 11 | <=11.2.202.491 | |
Linux Kernel | ||
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 |
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CVE-2015-5547 is classified as a critical vulnerability due to its potential to allow arbitrary code execution and denial of service.
To fix CVE-2015-5547, update Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR to the latest versions that address this vulnerability.
CVE-2015-5547 affects Adobe Flash Player versions before 18.0.0.232 and Adobe AIR versions before 18.0.0.199 on various operating systems.
CVE-2015-5547 can be exploited to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service due to memory corruption.
While CVE-2015-5547 is from 2015, it remains a concern for systems that have not been updated and still run vulnerable versions of the affected software.