CVE-2015-8434 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 on affected systems. With a CVSS score of 10.0, it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-39072) confirms the existence of public exploit code, and it has received significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating its notoriety despite being an older vulnerability.
| 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:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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