CVE-2015-5569
Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.252 and 19.x before 19.0.0.207 on Windows and OS X and before 11...
Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.252 and 19.x before 19.0.0.207 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.535 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 19.0.0.213, Adobe AIR SDK before 19.0.0.213, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 19.0.0.213 improperly implement the Flash broker API, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.252 and 19.x before 19.0.0.207 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.535 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 19.0.0.213, Adobe AIR SDK before 19.0.0.213, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 19.0.0.213 improperly implement the Flash broker API, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors.
- Record
CVE-2015-5569- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.252 and 19.x before 19.0.0.207 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.535 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 19.0.0.213, Adobe AIR SDK before 19.0.0.213, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 19.0.0.213 improperly implement the Flash broker API, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors.
- Record
CVE-2015-5569- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-5523 No score
Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.252 and 19.x before 19.0.0.207 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.535 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 19.0.0.213, Adobe AIR SDK before 19.0.0.213, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 19.0.0.213 improperly implement the Flash broker API, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors.
- Record
EUVD-2015-5523- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3cqq-q6w5-34hf No score
Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.252 and 19.x before 19.0.0.207 on Windows and OS X and before 11...
Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.252 and 19.x before 19.0.0.207 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.535 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 19.0.0.213, Adobe AIR SDK before 19.0.0.213, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 19.0.0.213 improperly implement the Flash broker API, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors.
- Record
GHSA-3cqq-q6w5-34hf- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2015:1740-1 No score
Security update for flash-player
flash-player was updated to version 11.2.202.535 to fix 13 security issues (bsc#950169).
These security issues were fixed:
- A vulnerability that could be exploited to bypass the same-origin-policy and lead to information disclosure (CVE-2015-7628).
- A defense-in-depth feature in the Flash broker API (CVE-2015-5569).
- Use-after-free vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2015-7629, CVE-2015-7631, CVE-2015-7643, CVE-2015-7644).
- A buffer overflow vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2015-7632).
- Memory corruption vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2015-7625, CVE-2015-7626, CVE-2015-7627, CVE-2015-7630, CVE-2015-7633, CVE-2015-7634).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2015:1740-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2015:1742-1 No score
Security update for flash-player
flash-player was updated to version 11.2.202.535 to fix 13 security issues (bsc#950169).
These security issues were fixed:
- A vulnerability that could be exploited to bypass the same-origin-policy and lead to information disclosure (CVE-2015-7628).
- A defense-in-depth feature in the Flash broker API (CVE-2015-5569).
- Use-after-free vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2015-7629, CVE-2015-7631, CVE-2015-7643, CVE-2015-7644).
- A buffer overflow vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2015-7632).
- Memory corruption vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2015-7625, CVE-2015-7626, CVE-2015-7627, CVE-2015-7630, CVE-2015-7633, CVE-2015-7634).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2015:1742-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-5569 No score
Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.252 and 19.x before 19.0.0.207 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.535 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 19.0.0.213, Adobe AIR SDK before 19.0.0.213, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 19.0.0.213 improperly implement the Flash broker API, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5569- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
flash-pluginRed Hat:rhel_extras:6 From an advisory covering 21 CVEs |
before 0:11.2.202.535-1.el6_7 | 0:11.2.202.535-1.el6_7 |
flash-pluginRed Hat:rhel_extras:5::client From an advisory covering 41 CVEs |
before 0:11.2.202.548-1.el5 | 0:11.2.202.548-1.el5 |
flash-pluginRed Hat:rhel_extras:5::server From an advisory covering 41 CVEs |
before 0:11.2.202.548-1.el5 | 0:11.2.202.548-1.el5 |
flash-playerSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 From an advisory covering 13 CVEs |
before 11.2.202.535-105.1 | 11.2.202.535-105.1 |
flash-playerSUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 From an advisory covering 13 CVEs |
before 11.2.202.535-105.1 | 11.2.202.535-105.1 |
flash-playerSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 From an advisory covering 13 CVEs |
before 11.2.202.535-0.20.1 | 11.2.202.535-0.20.1 |
flash-playerSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 From an advisory covering 13 CVEs |
before 11.2.202.535-0.20.1 | 11.2.202.535-0.20.1 |
flashplugin-nonfreeUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 11.2.202.535ubuntu0.14.04.1, plus listed versions 11.2.202.310ubuntu111.2.202.327ubuntu0.13.10.111.2.202.332ubuntu111.2.202.335ubuntu111.2.202.336ubuntu1 Show 28 moreShow less11.2.202.341ubuntu111.2.202.346ubuntu111.2.202.350ubuntu111.2.202.356ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.359ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.378ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.394ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.400ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.406ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.406ubuntu0.14.04.211.2.202.411ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.418ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.424ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.425ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.429ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.438ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.440ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.442ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.451ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.457ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.460ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.466ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.468ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.481ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.481ubuntu0.14.04.211.2.202.491ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.508ubuntu0.14.04.111.2.202.521ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
11.2.202.535ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
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-2015-5569 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Adobe Air, published October 14, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.17%, the 92nd percentile. Fixed in flashplugin-nonfree 11.2.202.535ubuntu0.14.04.1.
References
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2024.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00013.html
securityfocus.com/bid/77060
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201511-02
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securitytracker.com/id/1033797
helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-25.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5569
github.com/advisories/GHSA-3cqq-q6w5-34hf
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1893
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1271383
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2015/rhsa-2015_1893.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5569
cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2015/suse-su-20151740-1
bugzilla.suse.com/950169
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-5569