CVE-2015-8049 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability in the TextField object implementation of Adobe Flash Player, Adobe AIR, Adobe AIR SDK, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler across Windows, OS X, and Linux platforms. This flaw allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by manipulating a crafted autoSize property value. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring medium attack complexity but offering complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. The attack vector is network-based, meaning an attacker can exploit this remotely. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has received some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness. It is not listed on the CISA KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 18.0.0.261CPE 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
19.0.0.245CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:19.0.0.245:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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