CVE-2015-8042: Use After Free
First published: Wed Nov 11 2015(Updated: )
Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.261 and 19.x before 19.0.0.245 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.548 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 19.0.0.241, Adobe AIR SDK before 19.0.0.241, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 19.0.0.241 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted loadSound call, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-7651, CVE-2015-7652, CVE-2015-7653, CVE-2015-7654, CVE-2015-7655, CVE-2015-7656, CVE-2015-7657, CVE-2015-7658, CVE-2015-7660, CVE-2015-7661, CVE-2015-7663, CVE-2015-8043, CVE-2015-8044, and CVE-2015-8046.
Credit: psirt@adobe.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe Flash Player for Internet Explorer 11 | <=18.0.0.255 | |
| Adobe Flash Player for Internet Explorer 11 | =19.0.0.185 | |
| Adobe Flash Player for Internet Explorer 11 | =19.0.0.207 | |
| Adobe Flash Player for Internet Explorer 11 | =19.0.0.226 | |
| macOS Yosemite | ||
| Microsoft Windows | ||
| Adobe AIR | <=19.0.0.190 | |
| Google Android | ||
| Adobe AIR SDK and Compiler | <=19.0.0.213 | |
| Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler | <=19.0.0.213 | |
| Apple iPhone OS | ||
| Adobe Flash Player for Internet Explorer 11 | <=11.2.202.540 | |
| Linux Kernel | ||
| Adobe AIR | <=19.0.0.213 |
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Reference Links
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00071.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2023.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2024.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77533
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034111
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-563
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-28.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201511-02
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