Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2015-8043 is a memory safety flaw in Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR that could let an attacker run code on an affected machine. Business risk is mainly for legacy endpoints, browsers, or packaged AIR applications that still retain vulnerable Adobe components. Exposure is most likely in unmanaged legacy workstations, old browser plugin stacks, virtual desktops, kiosks, or applications bundling Adobe AIR. Organizations that removed Flash and AIR should have low exposure, but should still verify old images, offline systems, and vendor-managed endpoints. Prioritize remediation for any confirmed legacy Flash or AIR deployment. This is an old issue, but arbitrary code execution in client-side Adobe components can still matter where unsupported software remains in production or golden images. Mitigation focus: Update Flash Player to the fixed versions named by Adobe guidance.; Update Adobe AIR, AIR SDK, and AIR SDK & Compiler to 19.0.0.241 or later.; Remove or disable Flash Player and AIR where business use is no longer required..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-28.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- GLSA-201511-02CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
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