# CVE-2015-8651: Adobe Flash Player Integer Overflow Vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2015-8651-adobe-flash-player-integer-overflow-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-25. Updated: 2026-05-10  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2015-8651 · Severity: critical · CVSS 8.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2022-05-25

An integer overflow vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, AIR, and AIR SDK allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors. The vulnerability was reported as being exploited in the wild and is included in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Technologies: [Adobe AIR](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/air), [Adobe Flash Player](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/flash-player). Vendors: [Adobe](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/adobe).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2015-8651 exploited in the wild?** Yes. CVE-2015-8651 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 25 May 2022. Treat it as urgent.

**How severe is CVE-2015-8651?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 8.8, published 25 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.324, 19.x and 20.x before 20.0.0.267 on Windows and OS X, before 11.2.202.559 on Linux; Adobe AIR before 20.0.0.233; Adobe AIR SDK before 20.0.0.233; Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 20.0.0.233.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2015-8651?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2015-8651 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.

**Am I affected by CVE-2015-8651?** Check whether you run Adobe AIR or Adobe Flash Player. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

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

## Timeline

- 2015-12-28: advisory: Original Adobe security advisory APSB16-01 published.
- 2022-05-25: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
- 2022-05-25: disclosed

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