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CVE-2015-8635

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.324 and 19.x and 20.x before 20...

8.8 HighPublic exploitFix available

Use-after-free vulnerability 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, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8634, CVE-2015-8638, CVE-2015-8639, CVE-2015-8640, CVE-2015-8641, CVE-2015-8642, CVE-2015-8643, CVE-2015-8646, CVE-2015-8647, CVE-2015-8648, CVE-2015-8649, and CVE-2015-8650.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

25.5%Down 59.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

Use-after-free vulnerability 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, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8634, CVE-2015-8638, CVE-2015-8639, CVE-2015-8640, CVE-2015-8641, CVE-2015-8642, CVE-2015-8643, CVE-2015-8646, CVE-2015-8647, CVE-2015-8648, CVE-2015-8649, and CVE-2015-8650.

Record
CVE-2015-8635
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Use-after-free vulnerability 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, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8634, CVE-2015-8638, CVE-2015-8639, CVE-2015-8640, CVE-2015-8641, CVE-2015-8642, CVE-2015-8643, CVE-2015-8646, CVE-2015-8647, CVE-2015-8648, CVE-2015-8649, and CVE-2015-8650.

Record
CVE-2015-8635
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-8512 No score

Use-after-free vulnerability 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, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8634, CVE-2015-8638, CVE-2015-8639, CVE-2015-8640, CVE-2015-8641, CVE-2015-8642, CVE-2015-8643, CVE-2015-8646, CVE-2015-8647, CVE-2015-8648, CVE-2015-8649, and CVE-2015-8650.

Record
EUVD-2015-8512
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2856-5p3x-qmfp 8.8

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.324 and 19.x and 20.x before 20...

Use-after-free vulnerability 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, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8634, CVE-2015-8638, CVE-2015-8639, CVE-2015-8640, CVE-2015-8641, CVE-2015-8642, CVE-2015-8643, CVE-2015-8646, CVE-2015-8647, CVE-2015-8648, CVE-2015-8649, and CVE-2015-8650.

Record
GHSA-2856-5p3x-qmfp
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-8635 8.8

Use-after-free vulnerability 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, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8634, CVE-2015-8638, CVE-2015-8639, CVE-2015-8640, CVE-2015-8641, CVE-2015-8642, CVE-2015-8643, CVE-2015-8646, CVE-2015-8647, CVE-2015-8648, CVE-2015-8649, and CVE-2015-8650.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8635
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2015-0493 No score

Updated flash-player-plugin packages fix security vulnerabilities

Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.559 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-2015-8644).

This update resolves an integer overflow vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2015-8651).

This update resolves use-after-free vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2015-8634, CVE-2015-8635, CVE-2015-8638, CVE-2015-8639, CVE-2015-8640, CVE-2015-8641, CVE-2015-8642, CVE-2015-8643, CVE-2015-8646, CVE-2015-8647, CVE-2015-8648, CVE-2015-8649, CVE-2015-8650).

This update resolves memory corruption vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2015-8459, CVE-2015-8460, CVE-2015-8636, CVE-2015-8645).

Record
MGASA-2015-0493
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2015:2401-1 No score

Security update for flash-player

This update for flash-player fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2015-8644: Type confusion vulnerability that could lead to code execution .
  • CVE-2015-8651: Integer overflow vulnerability that could lead to code execution.
  • CVE-2015-8634, CVE-2015-8635, CVE-2015-8638, CVE-2015-8639, CVE-2015-8640, CVE-2015-8641, CVE-2015-8642, CVE-2015-8643, CVE-2015-8646, CVE-2015-8647, CVE-2015-8648, CVE-2015-8649, CVE-2015-8650: Use-after-free vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution.
  • CVE-2015-8459, CVE-2015-8460, CVE-2015-8636, CVE-2015-8645: Memory corruption vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution.
Record
SUSE-SU-2015:2401-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2015:2402-1 No score

Security update for flash-player

This update for flash-player fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2015-8644: Type confusion vulnerability that could lead to code execution.
  • CVE-2015-8651: Integer overflow vulnerability that could lead to code execution.
  • CVE-2015-8634, CVE-2015-8635, CVE-2015-8638, CVE-2015-8639, CVE-2015-8640, CVE-2015-8641, CVE-2015-8642, CVE-2015-8643, CVE-2015-8646, CVE-2015-8647, CVE-2015-8648, CVE-2015-8649, CVE-2015-8650: Use-after-free vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution.
  • CVE-2015-8459, CVE-2015-8460, CVE-2015-8636, CVE-2015-8645: Memory corruption vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution.
Record
SUSE-SU-2015:2402-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
flash-player-plugin
Mageia:5
From an advisory covering 19 CVEs
 before 11.2.202.559-1.mga5.nonfree
11.2.202.559-1.mga5.nonfree
flash-plugin
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client
From an advisory covering 20 CVEs
 before 0:11.2.202.559-1.el5
0:11.2.202.559-1.el5
flash-plugin
Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server
From an advisory covering 20 CVEs
 before 0:11.2.202.559-1.el5
0:11.2.202.559-1.el5
flash-plugin
Red Hat:rhel_extras:6
From an advisory covering 20 CVEs
 before 0:11.2.202.559-1.el6_7
0:11.2.202.559-1.el6_7
flash-player
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
From an advisory covering 19 CVEs
 before 11.2.202.559-117.1
11.2.202.559-117.1
flash-player
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
From an advisory covering 19 CVEs
 before 11.2.202.559-117.1
11.2.202.559-117.1
flash-player
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12
From an advisory covering 19 CVEs
 before 11.2.202.559-117.1
11.2.202.559-117.1
flash-player
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP1
From an advisory covering 19 CVEs
 before 11.2.202.559-117.1
11.2.202.559-117.1
flash-player
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3
From an advisory covering 19 CVEs
 before 11.2.202.559-0.32.1
11.2.202.559-0.32.1
flash-player
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4
From an advisory covering 19 CVEs
 before 11.2.202.559-0.32.1
11.2.202.559-0.32.1
flashplugin-nonfree
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
 before 11.2.202.559ubuntu0.14.04.1, plus listed versions
11.2.202.310ubuntu111.2.202.327ubuntu0.13.10.111.2.202.332ubuntu111.2.202.335ubuntu111.2.202.336ubuntu1
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11.2.202.341ubuntu111.2.202.346ubuntu111.2.202.350ubuntu111.2.202.356ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.359ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.378ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.394ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.400ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.406ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.406ubuntu0.14.04.211.2.202.411ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.418ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.424ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.425ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.429ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.438ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.440ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.442ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.451ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.457ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.460ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.466ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.468ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.481ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.481ubuntu0.14.04.211.2.202.491ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.508ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.521ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.535ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.540ubuntu0.14.04.211.2.202.548ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.554ubuntu0.14.04.1
11.2.202.559ubuntu0.14.04.1

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
Exploit-DBAdobe Flash (Multiple Scripts) - Use-After-Free When Rendering Displays (1)2016-01-11

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2015-8635 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Adobe Air, published December 28, 2015. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 25.5%, the 97th percentile. Fixed in flashplugin-nonfree 11.2.202.559ubuntu0.14.04.1.

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