CVE-2015-8423 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability affecting 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 through unspecified vectors. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is highly severe, indicating it can be exploited remotely with low complexity and result in complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Its high EPSS and FAUCET Risk Score further emphasize its significant threat. While not on the KEV catalog, an exploit for this vulnerability (EDB-39047) is available on ExploitDB, and it garnered community discussion and media coverage at the time, suggesting potential for exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 19.0.0.241CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 18.0.0.261CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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