Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2015-3079 is an Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR flaw that could let an attacker bypass intended access restrictions and obtain sensitive information. The public record does not provide technical vectors, CVSS scoring, or evidence of active exploitation. Risk is mainly for environments still running the listed legacy Flash or AIR versions. Exposure is limited to systems with the affected Adobe Flash Player, Adobe AIR, AIR SDK, or AIR SDK & Compiler versions. Modern environments without Flash/AIR are unlikely to be exposed based on the provided sources. Treat this as a legacy software hygiene issue unless affected Flash or AIR versions remain in use. Prioritize discovery and removal or upgrade of exposed installations, especially on user workstations handling sensitive business data. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Flash Player to the fixed versions identified by Adobe and Linux vendor advisories.; Upgrade Adobe AIR, AIR SDK, and AIR SDK & Compiler to 17.0.0.172 or later.; Remove unsupported or unnecessary Flash and AIR components where business processes permit..
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- Known Exploited
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-09.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- GLSA-201505-02CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
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