Cyber 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

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 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068); 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

T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation Privilege Escalation
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to elevate privileges.
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T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
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T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution Execution
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in client applications to execute code.
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T1210 Exploitation of Remote Services Lateral Movement
Adversaries may exploit remote services to gain unauthorized access to internal systems once inside of a network.
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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-2012-2034Same product: Adobe Airboth 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

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 mostly match
prevents

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.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance mostly match
finds

Security testing in development can detect integer overflows before release.

A.8.25 Secure development life cycle partial match
prevents

Secure SDLC mandates input validation and arithmetic checks that prevent integer overflows.

A.8.26 Application security requirements partial match
degrades

Application security requirements include bounds checking and safe arithmetic to avoid overflow conditions.

A.8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles partial match
degrades

Secure architecture principles require defensive coding patterns that mitigate integer wraparound risks.

A.8.28 Secure coding partial match
prevents

Secure coding standards explicitly forbid unsafe integer operations and mandate overflow-safe constructs.

References