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CVE-2015-8446

Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.268 and 19.x and 20.x before 20.0.0.228 on Windows and OS

Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.268 and 19.x and 20.x before 20.0.0.228 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.554 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 20.0.0.204, Adobe AIR SDK before 20.0.0.204, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 20.0.0.204 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via an MP3 file with COMM tags that are mishandled during memory allocation, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8438.

HIGH · CVSS 9.3 EPSS 0.07527
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  • EPSS percentile: top 8% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules8 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
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Affected Products & Versions

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adobe flash player<= 11.2.202.548
adobe flash player<= 18.0.0.261
adobe flash playerall versions
adobe air<= 19.0.0.241
adobe air sdk<= 19.0.0.241
adobe air sdk \& compiler<= 19.0.0.241
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
productcriticalHackTool - Windows Credential Editor (WCE) Execution
productcriticalWindows Credential Editor Registry
producthighOpenCanary - MSSQL Login Attempt Via Windows Authentication
producthighWindows LAPS Credential Dump From Entra ID
producthighTamper Windows Defender - PSClassic
producthighTamper Windows Defender Remove-MpPreference - ScriptBlockLogging
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Scoring & Timeline

9.3
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · psirt@adobe.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD10 Dec 2015 · 06:00 AM
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Vendor Advisories

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suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:2247-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:2236-1
rhsaRHSA-2015:2593Critical
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00007.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00008.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00012.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78712
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034318
http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-609
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