Assessment
Why it matters
CISA lists this vulnerability as known to be exploited; exploitation is confirmed; EPSS is 67.9%; technical severity is CVSS 8.8.
Integer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.324 and 19.x and 20.x before 20.0.0.267 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.559 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 20.0.0.233, Adobe AIR SDK before 20.0.0.233, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 20.0.0.233 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
Who should care
- Teams operating Air, Air Sdk, Air Sdk & Compiler +14 more
- Vulnerability and exposure management teams
- Security operations teams monitoring exploitation activity
Response plan
What I would do
- Confirm whether Air, Air Sdk, Air Sdk & Compiler +14 more is present in the environment.
- Identify affected versions and establish whether vulnerable services are exposed or reachable.
- Adobe Security patch APSB16-01
- Review relevant security telemetry for evidence of attempted or successful exploitation.
- Document the remediation decision and track it to verified completion.
Treatment intelligence
Remediation intelligence
Vendor sources are listed before government and third-party guidance. Confirm product applicability and change prerequisites before deployment.
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Patch
Technical details
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CWE
- CWE-189
- Affected versions
- Adobe Air (End Excluding 20.0.0.233); Adobe Air Sdk (End Excluding 20.0.0.233); Adobe Air Sdk & Compiler (End Excluding 20.0.0.233); Adobe Flash Player (End Excluding 11.2.202.559 | End Excluding 18.0.0.324 | Start Including 19.0.0.185, End Excluding 20.0.0.267); Hp Insight Control (End Excluding 7.6); Hp Insight Control Server Provisioning (End Excluding 7.6); Hp Matrix Operating Environment (Version 7.6); Hp System Management Homepage (End Excluding 7.6)
- Fixed versions
- Adobe Air (Fixed from 20.0.0.233); Adobe Air Sdk (Fixed from 20.0.0.233); Adobe Air Sdk & Compiler (Fixed from 20.0.0.233); Adobe Flash Player (Fixed from 11.2.202.559, 18.0.0.324, 20.0.0.267); Hp Insight Control (Fixed from 7.6); Hp Insight Control Server Provisioning (Fixed from 7.6); Hp System Management Homepage (Fixed from 7.6); Hp Systems Insight Manager (Fixed from 7.6)
- Published
- 28 December 2015
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
Signal timeline
- CVE published
- Added to CISA KEV
- Latest EPSS score: 67.9%
- Signal calculated at 80
External references
- Red Hat Third-party advisory RHSA 2015 2697
- CISA Government advisory CVE-2015-8651
- Lists Opensuse Third-party advisory Msg00045
- Lists Opensuse Third-party advisory Msg00046
- Lists Opensuse Third-party advisory Msg00047
- Lists Opensuse Third-party advisory Msg00048
- Securityfocus Third-party advisory
- Securitytracker Third-party advisory 1034544
- Security Gentoo Third-party advisory 201601 03