CVE-2015-6679

5.0 · MEDIUM

Published Sep 22, 2015adobeCWE-200EPSS 5.48%AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Overview

CVE-2015-6679 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting adobe air. It was published on September 22, 2015 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.241 and 19.x before 19.0.0.185 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.521 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 19.0.0.190, Adobe AIR SDK before 19.0.0.190, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 19.0.0.190 allow attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from adobe. Update air to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Status
adobe	air	Affected
adobe	flash_player	Affected
adobe	air_sdk	Affected
adobe	air_sdk_\&_compiler	Affected

References

Reflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00022.html Reflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00023.html Reflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00024.html Reflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00018.html Refrhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1814.html Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/76806 Refwww.securitytracker.com/id/1033629 Refh20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04939841 Refh20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05356388 Refh20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05385680

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What is CVE-2015-6679?

CVE-2015-6679 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting adobe air. It was published on September 22, 2015 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2015-6679?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2015-6679?

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