Description
Race condition in Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.289 and 14.x through 17.x before 17.0.0.188 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.460 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 17.0.0.172, Adobe AIR SDK before 17.0.0.172, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 17.0.0.172 allows attackers to bypass the Internet Explorer Protected Mode protection mechanism via unspecified vectors.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | flashplugin-nonfree | 11.2.202.460ubuntu0.14.04.1 | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 12 | flash-player | 11.2.202.460-83.1 | SUSE-SU-2015:0878-1 |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Exploit-DB 1
- Flash Broker-Based - Sandbox Escape via Timing Attack Against File Moving EDB-37842 · remote · Aug 19, 2015 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Advisories 1
- SUSE-SU-2015:0878-1 Security update for flash-player SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- 74613 vdb-entry
- 1032285 vdb-entry
- SUSE-SU-2015:0878 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2015:0890 vendor-advisory
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-09.html
- GLSA-201505-02 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2015:0914 vendor-advisory
- 37842 exploit