CVE-2015-8651

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: December 28, 2015 at 11:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:34 AM UTC
17 products affected across 5 vendorsEnterprise Linux DesktopEnterprise Linux ServerEnterprise Linux Workstation· also runs on 5 platforms

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploitation
CISA KEV
Exploit prediction
EPSS 68%
SSVC
Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score67.7%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 67.7% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 99% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

Integer overflow in Adobe Flash Player allows attackers to execute code.

Required Action
The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Added to KEV
May 25, 2022
Remediation Due
Jun 15, 2022
1595 days overdue

Description

Integer overflow 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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 20.0.0.233
Affected range stops below 20.0.0.233, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
apple-macos (environment) · google-android (environment) · microsoft-windows (environment)
v < 20.0.0.233
Affected range stops below 20.0.0.233, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
apple-iphone-os (environment) · apple-macos (environment) · google-android (environment) · microsoft-windows (environment)
v < 20.0.0.233
Affected range stops below 20.0.0.233, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
apple-iphone-os (environment) · apple-macos (environment) · google-android (environment) · microsoft-windows (environment)
v < 11.2.202.559v < 18.0.0.32419.0.0.185 ≤ v < 20.0.0.267
Affected range stops below 11.2.202.559, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 18.0.0.324, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 20.0.0.267, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
apple-macos (environment) · linux-linux-kernel (environment) · microsoft-windows (environment)
v < 7.6
Affected range stops below 7.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 7.6
Affected range stops below 7.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 7.6
Affected range stops below 7.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 7.6
Affected range stops below 7.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 7.6
Affected range stops below 7.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

References (13)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00045.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00046.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00047.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00048.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2697.html
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79705
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034544

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.8HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-190

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