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-2015-5557, CVE-2015-5559, CVE-2015-5561, CVE-2015-5563, and CVE-2015-5564.
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 | <=11.2.202.491 | |
Linux Kernel | ||
Adobe Flash Player for Internet Explorer 11 | <=18.0.0.209 | |
macOS Yosemite | ||
Microsoft Windows |
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CVE-2015-5565 has been assigned a high severity rating as it allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
To fix CVE-2015-5565, users should update Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR to the latest versions.
CVE-2015-5565 affects Adobe Flash Player versions before 18.0.0.232 and Adobe AIR versions before 18.0.0.199.
Yes, CVE-2015-5565 can be exploited remotely by attackers through unspecified vectors.
The impact of CVE-2015-5565 includes the potential for attackers to gain control over affected systems through arbitrary code execution.