Vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player
CVE-2015-0311
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.856 (99.7th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.858 · newest: 0.856 · change: -0.002
Affected products
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on . CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.
BOD 22-01 due date: .
Required action: The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201502-02.xml (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/62660 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/62740 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/62432 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/62650 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00031.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/72283 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- secunia.com/advisories/62543 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- technet.microsoft.com/library/security/2755801 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-03.html (Broken Link)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-0311?
- CVE-2015-0311 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2015-01-23.
- How severe is CVE-2015-0311?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2015-0311 known to be exploited?
- Yes. CVE-2015-0311 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-04-13), indicating it is being actively exploited. 11 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.