CVE-2015-0310

adobe flash player

Published 23 Jan 2015 · updated 17 Jun 2026 · Analyzed

7.8 High · CVSS 3.1, CISA ADP

Exploited in the wild

CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 25 May 2022, with a remediation deadline of 15 Jun 2022 for US federal agencies.

Required action: The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

Description

Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.262 and 14.x through 16.x before 16.0.0.287 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.438 on Linux does not properly restrict discovery of memory addresses, which allows attackers to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism on Windows, and have an unspecified impact on other platforms, via unknown vectors, as exploited in the wild in January 2015.

References

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-02.html · Patch, Vendor Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/62452 · Broken Link
secunia.com/advisories/62601 · Broken Link
secunia.com/advisories/62660 · Broken Link
secunia.com/advisories/62740 · Broken Link
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201502-02.xml · Third Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/72261 · Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1031609 · Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/196 · Issue Tracking
www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-0310 · US Government Resource