CVE-2015-8438 is a critical heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, AIR, and AIR SDK products across Windows, OS X, and Linux platforms. This flaw, triggered by a crafted XML object during a toString call, carries a CVSS score of 9.3, indicating high severity with network-based attacks, medium complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation is reported, its high FAUCET Risk Score and mention in media coverage highlight its potential impact, though it is not listed in CISA's 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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