{"id":"CVE-2015-0313","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2015-0313","generatedAt":"2026-10-31T22:33:30.507Z","title":"Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Vulnerability","description":"Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.269 and 14.x through 16.x before 16.0.0.305 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.442 on Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in February 2015, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-0315, CVE-2015-0320, and CVE-2015-0322.","published":"2015-02-02T19:59:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:19:58.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"psirt@adobe.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-416"],"affected":["adobe/flash player","opensuse/evergreen","opensuse/opensuse","suse/linux enterprise desktop","suse/linux enterprise workstation extension","microsoft/internet explorer","microsoft/edge"],"epss":{"score":0.95341,"percentile":0.99866,"date":"2026-10-30","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2022-04-13","dueDate":"2022-05-04","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0313"},"exploits":{"count":2,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2015-03-25","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":36579,"kind":"exploit","title":"Adobe Flash Player - ByteArray With Workers Use-After-Free (Metasploit)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36579","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/remote/36579.rb","file":"exploits/windows/remote/36579.rb","published":"2015-03-31","added":"2015-03-31","updated":"2015-03-31","author":"Metasploit","type":"remote","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2015-0313","OSVDB-117853"],"tags":"Metasploit Framework (MSF)","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null},{"edbId":36491,"kind":"exploit","title":"Adobe Flash Player - Arbitrary Code Execution","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36491","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/remote/36491.txt","file":"exploits/windows/remote/36491.txt","published":"2015-03-25","added":"2015-03-25","updated":"2015-03-25","author":"SecurityObscurity","type":"remote","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2015-0313","OSVDB-117853"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://github.com/SecurityObscurity/cve-2015-0313"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 4 May 2022). 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