CVE-2015-8050 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability in the MovieClip object implementation of Adobe Flash Player, Adobe AIR, and related SDKs across Windows, OS X, and Linux platforms. This flaw allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted beginGradientFill call. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it represents a high-severity threat with network-based attack vector, medium access complexity, and complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there public exploits available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. However, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the cybersecurity landscape.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 19.0.0.241CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 19.0.0.241CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air_sdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 19.0.0.241CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air_sdk_\&_compiler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 11.2.202.548CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 18.0.0.261CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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