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TI-2015-07101 Aliases CVE-2015-8639GHSA-8j7x-7jhf-rxq4

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.324 and 19.x and 20.x…

Priority MEDIUM 48Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.324 and 19.x and 20.x before 20.0.0.267 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.559 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 20.0.0.233, Adobe AIR SDK before 20.0.0.233, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 20.0.0.233 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8634, CVE-2015-8635, CVE-2015-8638, CVE-2015-8640, CVE-2015-8641, CVE-2015-8642, CVE-2015-8643, CVE-2015-8646, CVE-2015-8647, CVE-2015-8648, CVE-2015-8649, and CVE-2015-8650.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.07366 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 16

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 11.2.202.554VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onLinux
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 20.0.0.204VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onApple
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onGoogle
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air_sdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 20.0.0.204VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air_sdk_\&_compiler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 20.0.0.204VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onApple
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 18.0.0.268VulnerableAdobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 11.2.202.554 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 20.0.0.204 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Google
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air_sdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 20.0.0.204 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air_sdk_\&_compiler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 20.0.0.204 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 18.0.0.268 Vulnerable ·Adobe
Show 6 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:19.0.0.185:*:*:*:*:*:*:*19.0.0.185VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:19.0.0.207:*:*:*:*:*:*:*19.0.0.207VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:19.0.0.226:*:*:*:*:*:*:*19.0.0.226VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:19.0.0.245:*:*:*:*:*:*:*19.0.0.245VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:20.0.0.228:*:*:*:*:*:*:*20.0.0.228VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:20.0.0.235:*:*:*:*:*:*:*20.0.0.235VulnerableAdobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:19.0.0.185:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.0.0.185 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:19.0.0.207:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.0.0.207 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:19.0.0.226:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.0.0.226 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:19.0.0.245:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.0.0.245 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:20.0.0.228:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.0.0.228 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:20.0.0.235:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.0.0.235 Vulnerable ·Adobe

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2015:2697 Released 2015-12-29 · Red Hat rating Critical
    flash-plugin security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) flash-plugin-11.2.202.559-1.el5.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) flash-plugin-11.2.202.559-1.el6_7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) flash-plugin-11.2.202.559-1.el5.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) flash-plugin-11.2.202.559-1.el6_7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) flash-plugin-11.2.202.559-1.el6_7

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Critical. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5)Fixed RHSA-2015:2697
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:2697
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5)Fixed RHSA-2015:2697
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:2697
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:2697

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-8639
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8j7x-7jhf-rxq4

References

Patch 1

Advisory 6

Other 4

  • TI-2016-00916 Integer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.333 and 19.x through 21.x before… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2015-07113 Integer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.324 and 19.x and 20.x before… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2014-06928 Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.258 and 14.x and 15.x before 15.0.0.239 on Windows and… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2011-00532 Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player 10.2.154.13 and earlier on Windows, Mac… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2010-01252 Adobe Flash Player before 9.0.277.0 and 10.x before 10.1.53.64; Adobe AIR before… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2012-01807 Adobe Flash Player before 10.3.183.20 and 11.x before 11.3.300.257 on Windows and Mac OS… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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