CVE-2015-5588
Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.241 and 19.x before 19.0.0.185 on Windows and OS X and before 11...
Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.241 and 19.x before 19.0.0.185 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.521 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 19.0.0.190, Adobe AIR SDK before 19.0.0.190, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 19.0.0.190 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-5575, CVE-2015-5577, CVE-2015-5578, CVE-2015-5580, CVE-2015-5582, and CVE-2015-6677.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.241 and 19.x before 19.0.0.185 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.521 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 19.0.0.190, Adobe AIR SDK before 19.0.0.190, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 19.0.0.190 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-5575, CVE-2015-5577, CVE-2015-5578, CVE-2015-5580, CVE-2015-5582, and CVE-2015-6677.
- Record
CVE-2015-5588- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.241 and 19.x before 19.0.0.185 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.521 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 19.0.0.190, Adobe AIR SDK before 19.0.0.190, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 19.0.0.190 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-5575, CVE-2015-5577, CVE-2015-5578, CVE-2015-5580, CVE-2015-5582, and CVE-2015-6677.
- Record
CVE-2015-5588- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-5542 No score
Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.241 and 19.x before 19.0.0.185 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.521 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 19.0.0.190, Adobe AIR SDK before 19.0.0.190, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 19.0.0.190 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-5575, CVE-2015-5577, CVE-2015-5578, CVE-2015-5580, CVE-2015-5582, and CVE-2015-6677.
- Record
EUVD-2015-5542- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g3jf-7693-v8vv No score
Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.241 and 19.x before 19.0.0.185 on Windows and OS X and before 11...
Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.241 and 19.x before 19.0.0.185 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.521 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 19.0.0.190, Adobe AIR SDK before 19.0.0.190, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 19.0.0.190 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-5575, CVE-2015-5577, CVE-2015-5578, CVE-2015-5580, CVE-2015-5582, and CVE-2015-6677.
- Record
GHSA-g3jf-7693-v8vv- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2015-0379 No score
Updated flash-player-plugin packages fix security vulnerabilities
Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.521 contains fixes to critical security vulnerabilities found in earlier versions that could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.
This update resolves a type confusion vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2015-5573).
This update resolves use-after-free vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2015-5570, CVE-2015-5574, CVE-2015-5581, CVE-2015-5584, CVE-2015-6682).
This update resolves buffer overflow vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2015-6676, CVE-2015-6678).
This update resolves memory corruption vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2015-5575, CVE-2015-5577, CVE-2015-5578, CVE-2015-5580, CVE-2015-5582, CVE-2015-5588, CVE-2015-6677).
This update includes additional validation checks to ensure that Flash Player rejects malicious content from vulnerable JSONP callback APIs (CVE-2015-5571).
This update resolves a memory leak vulnerability (CVE-2015-5576).
This update includes further hardening to a mitigation to defend against vector length corruptions (CVE-2015-5568).
This update resolves stack corruption vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2015-5567, CVE-2015-5579).
This update resolves a stack overflow vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2015-5587).
This update resolves a security bypass vulnerability that could lead to information disclosure (CVE-2015-5572).
This update resolves a vulnerability that could be exploited to bypass the same-origin-policy and lead to information disclosure (CVE-2015-6679).
- Record
MGASA-2015-0379- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2015:1614-1 No score
Security update for flash-player
Adobe Flash Player was updated to 11.2.202.521 (APSB15-23 bsc#946880) fixing several security issues:
More information can be found on:
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-23.html
- Record
SUSE-SU-2015:1614-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2015:1618-1 No score
Security update for flash-player
Adobe Flash Player was updated to 11.2.202.521 (APSB15-23 bsc#946880) fixing several security issues:
More information can be found on:
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-23.html
- Record
SUSE-SU-2015:1618-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-5588 No score
Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.241 and 19.x before 19.0.0.185 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.521 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 19.0.0.190, Adobe AIR SDK before 19.0.0.190, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 19.0.0.190 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-5575, CVE-2015-5577, CVE-2015-5578, CVE-2015-5580, CVE-2015-5582, and CVE-2015-6677.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5588- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
flash-player-pluginMageia:5 From an advisory covering 23 CVEs |
before 11.2.202.521-1.mga5.nonfree | 11.2.202.521-1.mga5.nonfree |
flash-pluginRed Hat:rhel_extras:5::client From an advisory covering 23 CVEs |
before 0:11.2.202.521-1.el5 | 0:11.2.202.521-1.el5 |
flash-pluginRed Hat:rhel_extras:5::server From an advisory covering 23 CVEs |
before 0:11.2.202.521-1.el5 | 0:11.2.202.521-1.el5 |
flash-pluginRed Hat:rhel_extras:6 From an advisory covering 23 CVEs |
before 0:11.2.202.521-1.el6_7 | 0:11.2.202.521-1.el6_7 |
flash-playerSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 From an advisory covering 23 CVEs |
before 11.2.202.521-0.17.1 | 11.2.202.521-0.17.1 |
flash-playerSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 From an advisory covering 23 CVEs |
before 11.2.202.521-0.17.1 | 11.2.202.521-0.17.1 |
flash-playerSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 From an advisory covering 23 CVEs |
before 11.2.202.521-102.1 | 11.2.202.521-102.1 |
flash-playerSUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 From an advisory covering 23 CVEs |
before 11.2.202.521-102.1 | 11.2.202.521-102.1 |
flashplugin-nonfreeUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 11.2.202.521ubuntu0.14.04.1, plus listed versions 11.2.202.310ubuntu111.2.202.327ubuntu0.13.10.111.2.202.332ubuntu111.2.202.335ubuntu111.2.202.336ubuntu1 Show 27 moreShow less11.2.202.341ubuntu111.2.202.346ubuntu111.2.202.350ubuntu111.2.202.356ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.359ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.378ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.394ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.400ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.406ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.406ubuntu0.14.04.211.2.202.411ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.418ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.424ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.425ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.429ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.438ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.440ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.442ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.451ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.457ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.460ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.466ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.468ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.481ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.481ubuntu0.14.04.211.2.202.491ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.508ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
11.2.202.521ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-5588 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Adobe Air, published September 21, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.05%, the 90th percentile. Fixed in flashplugin-nonfree 11.2.202.521ubuntu0.14.04.1.
References
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1814.html
h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05385680
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00023.html
securitytracker.com/id/1033629
h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04939841
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securityfocus.com/bid/76799
helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-23.html
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201509-07
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5588
github.com/advisories/GHSA-g3jf-7693-v8vv
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0379.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16792
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1814
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1264992
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2015/rhsa-2015_1814.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5567
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2015/suse-su-20151614-1
bugzilla.suse.com/946880
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-5588