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CVE-2015-0310

Flash Player

Adobe / Flash Player

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Severity
CVSS 7.8 · High
Confidence
Confirmed
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
15.2%
First observed
—
Last observed
—

Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

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What it is

CVE-2015-0310 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting Adobe Flash Player. 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...

Is it exploited?

Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is confirmed.

Who is affected?

Adobe / Flash Player.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

Flash Player

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.

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Published
23 Jan 2015
Exploitation Reported
25 May 2022
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required

Tags

windows linux cisa

CVE References

  • CVE Record CVE.org · CVE Record https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-0310
  • GLSA-201502-02 security.gentoo.org · Vendor Advisory http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201502-02.xml
  • 62660 secunia.com · Third-Party Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/62660
  • 62740 secunia.com · Third-Party Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/62740
  • 62452 secunia.com · Third-Party Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/62452
  • 62601 secunia.com · Third-Party Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/62601
  • 72261 securityfocus.com · VDB Entry http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72261
  • 1031609 securitytracker.com · VDB Entry http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031609
  • helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-02.html helpx.adobe.com · CVE Record http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-02.html

Exploitation evidence

Why KEV Intelligence marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

CISA

Recorded 25 May 2022

Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.

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Source Added
CISA First 2022-05-25 00:00 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
0
User-Agents
0

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Scanner coverage

No scanner integrations recorded yet.

Virtual patch status

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No detection artifacts or sensor request patterns are available for this CVE yet.

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Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

15.2%

Weaknesses

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor CWE-200

All CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1 7.8 High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 10.0 High

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. Added to CISA KEV

    Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

  2. CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  3. CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2015-0310",
  "confidence": "Confirmed",
  "cvss_score": 7.8,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.15217,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}

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