Description
Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.241 and 19.x before 19.0.0.185 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.521 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 19.0.0.190, Adobe AIR SDK before 19.0.0.190, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 19.0.0.190 allow attackers to cause a denial of service (vector-length corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown 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 | 11.2.202.521ubuntu0.14.04.1 | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 | flash-plugin | 11.2.202.521-1.el6_7 | RHSA-2015:1814 |
| RHEL 5 | flash-plugin | 11.2.202.521-1.el5 | RHSA-2015:1814 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 12 | flash-player | 11.2.202.521-102.1 | SUSE-SU-2015:1618-1 |
| SLES 11 SP4 | flash-player | 11.2.202.521-0.17.1 | SUSE-SU-2015:1614-1 |
| SLES 11 SP3 | flash-player | 11.2.202.521-0.17.1 | SUSE-SU-2015:1614-1 |
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 - 'uint' Capacity Field EDB-38348 · dos · Sep 28, 2015
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Advisories 3
- RHSA-2015:1814 Red Hat Security Advisory: flash-plugin security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2015:1614-1 Security update for flash-player SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2015:1618-1 Security update for flash-player SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- RHSA-2015:1814 vendor-advisory
- 38348 exploit
- 76798 vdb-entry
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05385680
- openSUSE-SU-2015:1616 vendor-advisory
- 1033629 vdb-entry
- SUSE-SU-2015:1618 vendor-advisory
- https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04939841
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05390722
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-23.html
- https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=504
- SUSE-SU-2015:1614 vendor-advisory
- GLSA-201509-07 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2015:1781 vendor-advisory
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05356388