CVE-2015-5545 Memory corruption in n/a
Attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via memory corruption in Adobe Flash Player, requiring user interaction to view malicious content.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-5545?
CVE-2015-5545 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Air, published on 14 Aug 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
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-2015-5546, CVE-2015-5547, CVE-2015-5548, CVE-2015-5549, CVE-2015-5552, and CVE-2015-5553.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5545?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Adobe Air, Adobe Air Sdk, Adobe Air Sdk \& Compiler, Adobe Flash Player.
How do I fix CVE-2015-5545?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2015-5545 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2015-5545 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Air
Sources
Also known as GHSA-72g4-j56g-rp8w, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5545.