CVE-2015-5559 Use after free in n/a
Attackers can execute arbitrary code via a use-after-free vulnerability 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-2015-5559?
CVE-2015-5559 is a critical use after free 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
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-2015-5561, CVE-2015-5563, CVE-2015-5564, and CVE-2015-5565.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5559?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Adobe Air, Adobe Air Sdk, Adobe Air Sdk \& Compiler, Adobe Flash Player.
How do I fix CVE-2015-5559?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2015-5559 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5559 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Air
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9c83-5744-qr25, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5559.