CVE-2015-5568 Memory corruption in n/a
Attackers can cause denial of service or potentially execute code via vector-length corruption in Adobe Flash Player, requiring user interaction.
- 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-2015-5568?
CVE-2015-5568 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Air, published on 22 Sep 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 18.0.0.241 and 19.x before 19.0.0.185 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.521 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 19.0.0.190, Adobe AIR SDK before 19.0.0.190, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 19.0.0.190 allow attackers to cause a denial of service (vector-length corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5568?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Adobe Air, Adobe Air Sdk, Adobe Air Sdk \& Compiler, Adobe Flash Player, Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2015-5568?
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-2015-5568 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5568 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Air
Sources
Also known as GHSA-474f-j24h-h7jx, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5568.