CVE-2015-8651

Exp

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.

Published: 2015-12-28 Last update: 2026-04-22 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
View at NVD, CVE.org, EUVD

CVE-2015-8651 is rated Critical Active Threat (95.2/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 67.92%, 99th percentile). CISA KEV confirms active exploitation (added 2022-05-25) affecting Adobe / Flash Player. a weakness (CWE-190) Unauthenticated remote administrative access may be possible. The CISA remediation deadline has passed—treat as an emergency patch priority.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

CISA KEV Record for CVE-2015-8651

Name: Adobe Flash Player Integer Overflow Vulnerability · CISA KEV detail

Exploit added: 2022-05-25

Action due: 2022-06-15

Required action: The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-8651

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-16 67.70% 67.92% +0.22%
2 2026-06-15 90.55% 67.70% -22.85%
3 2026-06-14 — 90.55% —

Full EPSS history (35 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-8651

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 5.9 [email protected]
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 5.9 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-8651

OS Trackers for CVE-2015-8651

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2015-8651: 1 GLSA(s) (201601-03), 1 atom(s) (www-plugins/adobe-flash); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2015-8651
redhat critical — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8651
ubuntu medium CVE-2015-8651 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (flashplugin-nonfree), 5 status rows across 5 suites (precise, trusty, upstream, vivid, wily): released 5. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8651

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-8651

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
adobe air_sdk < 20.0.0.233 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air_sdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe air_sdk_\&_compiler < 20.0.0.233 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air_sdk_\&_compiler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player < 11.2.202.559 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe air < 20.0.0.233 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player < 18.0.0.324 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player >= 19.0.0.185, < 20.0.0.267 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop 5.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server 5.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation 5.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse evergreen 11.4 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:evergreen:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse opensuse 13.1 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse opensuse 13.2 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse linux_enterprise_desktop 11 cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse linux_enterprise_desktop 11 cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse linux_enterprise_desktop 12 cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:12:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse linux_enterprise_desktop 12 cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:12:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse linux_enterprise_workstation_extension 12 cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_workstation_extension:12:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse linux_enterprise_workstation_extension 12 cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_workstation_extension:12:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp insight_control < 7.6 cpe:2.3:a:hp:insight_control:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp insight_control_server_provisioning < 7.6 cpe:2.3:a:hp:insight_control_server_provisioning:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp matrix_operating_environment 7.6 cpe:2.3:a:hp:matrix_operating_environment:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp system_management_homepage < 7.6 cpe:2.3:a:hp:system_management_homepage:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp systems_insight_manager < 7.6 cpe:2.3:a:hp:systems_insight_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp version_control_repository_manager < 7.6 cpe:2.3:a:hp:version_control_repository_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-8651

URL Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00045.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00046.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00047.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00048.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2697.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79705 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034544 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05356388 Third Party Advisory
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05385680 Third Party Advisory
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05390722 Third Party Advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb16-01.html Not Applicable Patch Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201601-03 Third Party Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-8651 US Government Resource
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