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CVE-2015-8460: Adobe Flash Player and AIR can run malicious code

CVE-2015-8460 · published 10 years ago

Summary

Older versions of Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR on Windows, macOS, and Linux can be tricked into running harmful programs or crashing. This happens because of a memory handling weakness that attackers can exploit. Update to the latest Flash Player and AIR releases, or remove them if they are no longer needed, to stay protected.

What to do

The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
adobe	flash_player	<= 18.0.0.268 19.0.0.185 19.0.0.207 19.0.0.226 19.0.0.245 20.0.0.228 20.0.0.235 <= 11.2.202.554 `cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player::::::::`
adobe	air_sdk	<= 20.0.0.204 `cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air_sdk::::::::`
adobe	air_sdk_\&_compiler	<= 20.0.0.204 `cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air_sdk_\&_compiler::::::::`
adobe	air	<= 20.0.0.204 `cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air::::::::`

Original advisory text

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 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8459, CVE-2015-8636, and CVE-2015-8645.

References

Fix within

Internet-facing 14 days

Internal At next upgrade

Not known to be exploited
Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
Gives an attacker full control (estimated)

Severity

8.8 High

Exploitation

5% chance of attack within 30 days

Type

CWE-119Buffer Overflow

Timeline

Published28 Dec 2015

Updated4 Nov 2026

First seen29 Sep 2026

Sources

CVE-2015-8460 · NVD

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