CVE-2015-0311
Adobe Flash Player Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 4 May 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player through 13.0.0.262 and 14.x, 15.x, and 16.x through 16.0.0.287 on Windows and OS X and through 11.2.202.438 on Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, as exploited in the wild in January 2015.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 85.59% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 12 March 2015
- CISA KEV
- Listed 13 April 2022 · due 4 May 2022
- Affected
- adobe/flash player · suse/linux enterprise desktop · suse/linux enterprise workstation extension · microsoft/internet explorer · microsoft/edge
- Source
- psirt@adobe.com
EPSS 85.6% since 30 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
CISA notes
The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0311
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa15-01.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-03.htmlBroken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00027.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00031.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://malware.dontneedcoffee.com/2015/01/unpatched-vulnerability-0day-in-flash.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62432Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62543Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62650Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62660Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62740Broken Link
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201502-02.xmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72283Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031597Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/2755801Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa15-01.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-03.htmlBroken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00027.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00031.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://malware.dontneedcoffee.com/2015/01/unpatched-vulnerability-0day-in-flash.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62432Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62543Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62650Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62660Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62740Broken Link
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201502-02.xmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72283Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031597Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/2755801Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/196Issue Tracking
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-0311US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.