CVE-2015-8456
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...
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 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging an unspecified "type confusion," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8439.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging an unspecified "type confusion," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8439.
- Record
CVE-2015-8456- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging an unspecified "type confusion," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8439.
- Record
CVE-2015-8456- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-8338 No score
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 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging an unspecified "type confusion," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8439.
- Record
EUVD-2015-8338- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g59p-gc9g-jp86 No score
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...
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 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging an unspecified "type confusion," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8439.
- Record
GHSA-g59p-gc9g-jp86- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-8456 No score
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 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging an unspecified "type confusion," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8439.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8456- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
flash-pluginRed Hat:rhel_extras:5::client From an advisory covering 90 CVEs |
before 0:11.2.202.554-1.el5 | 0:11.2.202.554-1.el5 |
flash-pluginRed Hat:rhel_extras:5::server From an advisory covering 90 CVEs |
before 0:11.2.202.554-1.el5 | 0:11.2.202.554-1.el5 |
flash-pluginRed Hat:rhel_extras:6 From an advisory covering 90 CVEs |
before 0:11.2.202.554-1.el6_7 | 0:11.2.202.554-1.el6_7 |
flashplugin-nonfreeUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 11.2.202.554ubuntu0.14.04.1, plus listed versions 11.2.202.310ubuntu111.2.202.327ubuntu0.13.10.111.2.202.332ubuntu111.2.202.335ubuntu111.2.202.336ubuntu1 Show 31 moreShow less11.2.202.341ubuntu111.2.202.346ubuntu111.2.202.350ubuntu111.2.202.356ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.359ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.378ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.394ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.400ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.406ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.406ubuntu0.14.04.211.2.202.411ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.418ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.424ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.425ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.429ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.438ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.440ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.442ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.451ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.457ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.460ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.466ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.468ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.481ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.481ubuntu0.14.04.211.2.202.491ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.508ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.521ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.535ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.540ubuntu0.14.04.211.2.202.548ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
11.2.202.554ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
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-2015-8456 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Adobe Air, published December 10, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.51%, the 92nd percentile. Fixed in flashplugin-nonfree 11.2.202.554ubuntu0.14.04.1.
References
h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05385680
helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-32.html
securityfocus.com/bid/78802
securitytracker.com/id/1034318
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8456
github.com/advisories/GHSA-g59p-gc9g-jp86
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2593
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1289771
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2015/rhsa-2015_2593.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8045
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8456
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