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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 9, 2015· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2015-4433

CVE-2015-4433

Description

Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.302 and 14.x through 18.x before 18.0.0.203 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.481 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 18.0.0.180, Adobe AIR SDK before 18.0.0.180, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 18.0.0.180 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging an unspecified "type confusion," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-3119, CVE-2015-3120, CVE-2015-3121, and CVE-2015-3122.

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Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.203 and related products contain a type confusion vulnerability allowing remote code execution.

Vulnerability

Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.302 and 14.x through 18.x before 18.0.0.203 on Windows and OS X, before 11.2.202.481 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 18.0.0.180, Adobe AIR SDK before 18.0.0.180, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 18.0.0.180 contain an unspecified type confusion vulnerability [1][2]. The issue is different from vulnerabilities tracked as CVE-2015-3119, CVE-2015-3120, CVE-2015-3121, and CVE-2015-3122.

Exploitation

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by delivering a crafted SWF file to a user, likely through a web page or email attachment. No authentication or prior access is required beyond the user opening the malicious content in an affected Flash Player instance [1][2]. The type confusion leads to memory corruption that can be leveraged for code execution.

Impact

Successful exploitation allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Flash Player [1][2]. This could lead to full system compromise, including data theft, installation of malware, or further network propagation.

Mitigation

Adobe released fixed versions: Flash Player 18.0.0.203 (Windows/OS X), 13.0.0.302, and 11.2.202.481 (Linux); AIR 18.0.0.180 and corresponding SDK versions on 2015-07-08 [1]. Red Hat and Gentoo issued updates as of 2015-07-09 [1][2]. No workaround is available other than upgrading [2].

References
  1. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1214.html
  2. Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201507-13) — Gentoo security

AI Insight generated on May 23, 2026. Synthesized from this CVE's description and the cited reference URLs; citations are validated against the source bundle.

Affected products

29
  • Adobe Inc./Air2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=18.0.0.144
    • (no CPE)range: <18.0.0.180
  • Adobe Inc./Air Sdk2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air_sdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air_sdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=18.0.0.144
    • (no CPE)range: <18.0.0.180
  • Adobe Inc./Air Sdk \& Compiler
    cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air_sdk_\&_compiler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Range: <=18.0.0.144
  • Adobe Inc./Flashplayer22 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 21 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=11.2.202.468
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:14.0.0.125:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:14.0.0.145:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:14.0.0.176:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:14.0.0.179:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:15.0.0.152:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:15.0.0.167:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:15.0.0.189:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:15.0.0.223:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:15.0.0.239:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:15.0.0.246:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:16.0.0.235:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:16.0.0.257:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:16.0.0.287:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:16.0.0.296:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:17.0.0.134:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:17.0.0.169:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:17.0.0.188:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:17.0.0.190:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:18.0.0.160:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:18.0.0.194:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: <18.0.0.203
  • osv-coords2 versions
    pkg:rpm/suse/flash-player&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012pkg:rpm/suse/flash-player&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012
    < 11.2.202.481-93.1+ 1 more
    • (no CPE)range: < 11.2.202.481-93.1
    • (no CPE)range: < 11.2.202.481-93.1

Patches

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