Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.292 and 14.x through 18.x before 18.0.0.160 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.466 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 18.0.0.144 on Windows and before 18.0.0.143 on OS X and Android, Adobe AIR SDK before 18.0.0.144 on Windows and before 18.0.0.143 on OS X, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 18.0.0.144 on Windows and before 18.0.0.143 on OS X allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-3103 and CVE-2015-3106.
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 | 11.2.202.466ubuntu0.14.04.1 | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 | flash-plugin | 11.2.202.466-1.el6_6 | RHSA-2015:1086 |
| RHEL 5 | flash-plugin | 11.2.202.466-1.el5 | RHSA-2015:1086 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 12 | flash-player | 11.2.202.466-86.1 | SUSE-SU-2015:1374-1, SUSE-SU-2015:1043-1 |
| SLES 11 SP4 | flash-player | 11.2.202.508-0.14.1 | SUSE-SU-2015:1373-1 |
| SLES 11 SP3 | flash-player | 11.2.202.508-0.14.1 | SUSE-SU-2015:1373-1 |
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
- Adobe Flash - NetConnection.connect Use-After-Free EDB-37850 · dos · 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 4
- RHSA-2015:1086 Red Hat Security Advisory: flash-plugin security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2015:1043-1 Security update for flash-player SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2015:1374-1 Security update for flash-player SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2015:1373-1 Security update for flash-player SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-11.html
- 37850 exploit
- 75087 vdb-entry
- 1032519 vdb-entry
- GLSA-201508-01 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2015:1047 vendor-advisory
- GLSA-201506-01 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2015:1043 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2015:1061 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2015:1086 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2015:1781 vendor-advisory