Buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player
CVE-2015-3043
Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.281 and 14.x through 17.x before 17.0.0.169 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.457 on Linux allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in April 2015, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-0347, CVE-2015-0350, CVE-2015-0352, CVE-2015-0353, CVE-2015-0354, CVE-2015-0355, CVE-2015-0360, CVE-2015-3038, CVE-2015-3041, and CVE-2015-3042.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
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: 0.739 (99.5th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.739 · newest: 0.739 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Adobe Flash Player
- Apple Mac OS X
- Linux Kernel
- Microsoft Windows
- Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop — versions 11.0, 12.0
- Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension — versions 12.0
- openSUSE Evergreen — versions 11.4
- openSUSE — versions 13.1, 13.2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 5.0, 6.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Eus — versions 6.6
Weakness classification (CWE)
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
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00010.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00011.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/74062 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-07 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1032105 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0813.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37536/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-06.html (Patch, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00013.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00012.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-3043?
- CVE-2015-3043 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2015-04-14.
- How severe is CVE-2015-3043?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2015-3043 known to be exploited?
- Yes. CVE-2015-3043 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-03), indicating it is being actively exploited. 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.