CVE-2015-5572 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass access restrictions to obtain sensitive information in Adobe Flash Player and AIR, requiring user interaction to exploit.

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-2015-5572?

CVE-2015-5572 is a medium-severity 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 bypass intended access restrictions and obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5572?

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-2015-5572?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2015-5572 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5572 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Adobe Air vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2gvv-8pww-2c2x, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5572.

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