CVE-2015-7647

Adobe Flash Player <18.0.0.255,19.x<19.0.0.226 - RCE

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2015-7647. PoCs published by Google Security Research.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a type confusion vulnerability in Adobe Flash where overriding IExternalizable.readExternal with a non-function value leads to memory corruption. The PoC is provided as a compiled SWF file, with instructions to modify it for exploitation.

Description

Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.255 and 19.x before 19.0.0.226 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.540 on Linux allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging an unspecified "type confusion," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-7648.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Google Security Research · textdosmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38969

This exploit leverages a type confusion vulnerability in Adobe Flash where overriding IExternalizable.readExternal with a non-function value leads to memory corruption. The PoC is provided as a compiled SWF file, with instructions to modify it for exploitation.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Adobe Flash Player (versions affected by CVE-2015-7647)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must open a malicious SWF file
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1913.html
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38969/
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2024.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77115
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033850
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201511-02

Scores

EPSS 0.2953
EPSS Percentile 98.0%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
adobe/flash_player < 11.2.202.535
Published Oct 18, 2015
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026