High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 28, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-8636
CVE-2015-8636
Description
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 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8459, CVE-2015-8460, and CVE-2015-8645.
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Affected products
19cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=20.0.0.204
- (no CPE)range: < 20.0.0.233
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air_sdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air_sdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=20.0.0.204
- (no CPE)range: < 20.0.0.233
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air_sdk_\&_compiler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <=20.0.0.204
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 7 more
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=18.0.0.268
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:19.0.0.185:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:19.0.0.207:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:19.0.0.226:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:19.0.0.245:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:20.0.0.228:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:20.0.0.235:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: < 18.0.0.324 & >= 19.0.0 < 20.0.0.267 & Linux < 11.2.202.559
- osv-coords6 versionspkg:rpm/suse/flash-player&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/flash-player&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/flash-player&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012pkg:rpm/suse/flash-player&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/flash-player&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012pkg:rpm/suse/flash-player&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012%20SP1
< 11.2.202.559-0.32.1+ 5 more
- (no CPE)range: < 11.2.202.559-0.32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 11.2.202.559-0.32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 11.2.202.559-117.1
- (no CPE)range: < 11.2.202.559-117.1
- (no CPE)range: < 11.2.202.559-117.1
- (no CPE)range: < 11.2.202.559-117.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
13- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-01.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00045.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00046.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00047.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00048.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2697.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/79700nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1034544nvd
- h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplaynvd
- h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplaynvd
- h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplaynvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201601-03nvd
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39219/nvd
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