First published: Fri Aug 14 2015(Updated: )
Use-after-free vulnerability in 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 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-5127, CVE-2015-5130, CVE-2015-5134, CVE-2015-5539, CVE-2015-5540, CVE-2015-5550, CVE-2015-5551, CVE-2015-5556, CVE-2015-5559, CVE-2015-5561, CVE-2015-5563, CVE-2015-5564, and CVE-2015-5565.
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 Flash Player for Internet Explorer 11 | <=18.0.0.209 | |
macOS Yosemite | ||
Microsoft Windows | ||
Adobe AIR | <=18.0.0.180 | |
Adobe AIR SDK and Compiler | <=18.0.0.180 | |
Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler | <=18.0.0.180 |
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CVE-2015-5557 is a critical severity vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code.
To fix CVE-2015-5557, update Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR to the latest versions available.
Adobe Flash Player versions before 18.0.0.232 on Windows and OS X, and before 11.2.202.508 on Linux are affected.
Yes, Adobe AIR versions before 18.0.0.199 are impacted by CVE-2015-5557.
CVE-2015-5557 can be exploited through unspecified vectors leading to arbitrary code execution.