Security Resilience

CVE-2015-8651

Memory Safety in Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 … 12

CISA KEVActive ExploitationEUVD ExploitedMemory Safety
Published
28 December 2015
Modified
22 April 2026
KEV Added
25 May 2022
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v3.1 8.8
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.68 99.3th percentile
Risk Priority 90 floored blend · peak EPSS

CVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.

Summary

CVE-2015-8651 is a high-severity Integer Overflow or Wraparound (CWE-190) vulnerability in Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique LSA Secrets (T1003.004); ranked in the top 0.7% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; CISA has added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary

Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.

The vulnerability CVE-2015-8651 is an integer overflow, tracked as CWE-190, that affects Adobe Flash Player versions before 18.0.0.324 as well as 19.x and 20.x before 20.0.0.267 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.559 on Linux. It also impacts Adobe AIR, Adobe AIR SDK, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 20.0.0.233. The flaw received a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.8.

An attacker can exploit the issue over the network with low complexity and no authentication, provided the victim performs some user interaction, to execute arbitrary code and thereby gain full control over confidentiality, integrity, and availability on the affected system.

Security advisories published by openSUSE and Red Hat for this vulnerability direct administrators to apply the updated Flash Player and AIR packages referenced in the respective errata to remediate the exposure.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Integer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.324 and 19.x and 20.x before 20.0.0.267 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.559 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 20.0.0.233, Adobe AIR SDK before 20.0.0.233, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before…

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20.0.0.233 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

CWE(s)
CWE-190
KEV Date Added
25 May 2022

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1003.004 LSA Secrets Credential Access
Adversaries with SYSTEM access to a host may attempt to access Local Security Authority (LSA) secrets, which can contain a variety of different credential materials, such as credentials for service accounts.
attack.mitre.org →
T1003.005 Cached Domain Credentials Credential Access
Adversaries may attempt to access cached domain credentials used to allow authentication to occur in the event a domain controller is unavailable.
attack.mitre.org →
T1003.006 DCSync Credential Access
Adversaries may attempt to access credentials and other sensitive information by abusing a Windows Domain Controller's application programming interface (API)(Citation: Microsoft DRSR Dec 2017) (Citation: Microsoft GetNCCChanges) (Citati…
attack.mitre.org →
T1003.008 /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow Credential Access
Adversaries may attempt to dump the contents of <code>/etc/passwd</code> and <code>/etc/shadow</code> to enable offline password cracking.
attack.mitre.org →
T1006 Direct Volume Access Stealth
Adversaries may directly access a volume to bypass file access controls and file system monitoring.
attack.mitre.org →
T1008 Fallback Channels Command And Control
Adversaries may use fallback or alternate communication channels if the primary channel is compromised or inaccessible in order to maintain reliable command and control and to avoid data transfer thresholds.
attack.mitre.org →
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2016-1010Same product: Adobe Airboth on KEV
CVE-2015-3113Same product: Adobe Flash Playerboth on KEV
CVE-2015-5119Same product: Adobe Flash Playerboth on KEV
CVE-2013-2729Same product: Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktopboth on KEV
CVE-2014-0497Same product: Adobe Flash Playerboth on KEV
CVE-2015-5123Same product: Adobe Flash Playerboth on KEV
CVE-2015-5122Same product: Adobe Flash Playerboth on KEV
CVE-2014-0502Same product: Adobe Flash Playerboth on KEV
CVE-2013-0641Same product: Apple Mac Os Xboth on KEV
CVE-2018-6065Same product: Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktopboth on KEV

Affected Assets

adobe
air sdk
≤ 20.0.0.233
adobe
air sdk \& compiler
≤ 20.0.0.233
adobe
flash player
≤ 11.2.202.559 · ≤ 18.0.0.324 · 19.0.0.185 — 20.0.0.267
adobe
air
≤ 20.0.0.233
redhat
enterprise linux desktop
5.0, 6.0
redhat
enterprise linux server
5.0, 6.0
redhat
enterprise linux workstation
5.0, 6.0
opensuse
evergreen
11.4
opensuse
opensuse
13.1, 13.2
suse
linux enterprise desktop
11, 12
+7 more product configuration(s) — see NVD for full list

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

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Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V5.2.6

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 partial match
blocks

Secure SDLC practices directly require use of safe arithmetic, bounds checks, and testing that prevent integer overflows.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.5.14 Information transfer partial match
removes
A.5.15 Access control partial match
removes
A.5.16 Identity management partial match
removes
A.5.17 Authentication information partial match
removes
A.5.18 Access rights partial match
removes
A.8.10 Information deletion partial match
removes

References