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CVE-2015-8656

27
FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-8656 is a critical vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player and AIR products across Windows, OS X, and Linux platforms. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service through out-of-bounds read and memory corruption when processing crafted MPEG-4 data. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), this vulnerability has a high potential impact, as it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity and user interaction. While no public exploits or active exploitation have been reported, and community discussion is minimal, the high severity warrants immediate patching.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 11.2.202.548CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 19.0.0.245CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_desktop_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 18.0.0.261CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:*
<= 19.0.0.245CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:internet_explorer:*:*
<= 19.0.0.245CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:chrome:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
7.15%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
93.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0715 is in the 93rd percentile among its peer group of 14,855 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

adobepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 SupplementaryFixed in: flash-plugin-0:11.2.202.554-1.el5
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 SupplementaryFixed in: flash-plugin-0:11.2.202.554-1.el6_7
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2015-8656Critical

flash-plugin: multiple code execution issues fixed in APSB15-32

Dec 8, 2015

References

helpx.adobe.com / security/products/flash-player/apsb15-32.html
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/84160
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
zerodayinitiative.com / advisories/ZDI-15-659
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry