CVE-2015-8636 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player and AIR, affecting Windows, OS X, and Linux versions. It allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service through unspecified vectors, requiring user interaction. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability poses a significant risk due to its potential for full system compromise. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists (EDB-39219), and it garnered substantial community discussion and media coverage at the time of its disclosure.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 20.0.0.204CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 18.0.0.268CPE 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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