CVE-2015-8042 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, AIR, AIR SDK, and AIR SDK & Compiler across Windows, OS X, and Linux platforms. This flaw allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting a malicious loadSound call. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, medium complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the security landscape.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 18.0.0.255CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
19.0.0.185CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:19.0.0.185:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
19.0.0.207CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:19.0.0.207:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
19.0.0.226CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:19.0.0.226:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 19.0.0.190CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.