CVE-2015-8043

Adobe Flash Player <18.0.0.261, 19.x <19.0.0.245 - Use After Free

Title source: llm

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2015-8043. PoCs published by Google Security Research.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This PoC exploits a use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash's MovieClip.beginGradientFill method by manipulating the spreadMethod parameter with a custom toString function, leading to arbitrary code execution.

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.261 and 19.x before 19.0.0.245 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.548 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 19.0.0.241, Adobe AIR SDK before 19.0.0.241, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 19.0.0.241 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-7651, CVE-2015-7652, CVE-2015-7653, CVE-2015-7654, CVE-2015-7655, CVE-2015-7656, CVE-2015-7657, CVE-2015-7658, CVE-2015-7660, CVE-2015-7661, CVE-2015-7663, CVE-2015-8042, CVE-2015-8044, and CVE-2015-8046.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by Google Security Research · textdoswindows

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39022

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This PoC exploits a use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash's MovieClip.beginGradientFill method by manipulating the spreadMethod parameter with a custom toString function, leading to arbitrary code execution.

Classification

Working Poc 90%

Attack Type

Rce

Complexity

Moderate

Reliability

Reliable

Target: Adobe Flash Player (versions affected by CVE-2015-8043)

No auth needed

Prerequisites: Victim must open a malicious SWF file

MITRE ATT&CK