flash-plugin: use-after-free leading to code execution (APSB15-04)
Published Feb 2, 2015 ·Due May 4, 2022
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 95.27%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- < 11.2.202.442
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 2
- < 13.0.0.269
- ≥ 14.0.0.125 · < 16.0.0.305
Configuration 3
- 11.4
- 13.1
- 13.2
- 11
- 12
- 12
Configuration 4
- 10
Running on/with
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
Configuration 5
- 11
Running on/with
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- r2
Configuration 6
Running on/with
- n/a
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
flash-plugin
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
flash-plugin
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | flash-plugin | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | flash-plugin | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (CISA ADP) ▾
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Date Added
Apr 13, 2022
Patch Due
May 4, 2022
Required Action
The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
ActiveAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Nov 17, 2025 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 95.27% (0.95266) | 99.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 95.68% (0.95683) | 99.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 93.38% (0.93381) | 99.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 97.31% (0.97315) | 99.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 3, 2024 | 97.27% (0.97274) | 99.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 10, 2023 | 97.29% (0.97292) | 99.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 28, 2023 | 97.07% (0.97066) | 99.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 18, 2023 | 96.78% (0.96783) | 99.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 5, 2023 | 97.38% (0.97377) | 99.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 97.40% (0.97396) | 99.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 94.13% (0.94129) | 99.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 94.13% (0.94129) | 99.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (23)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00006.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00007.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00008.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00009.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131189/Adobe-Flash-Player-ByteArray-With-Workers-Use-After-Free.html x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62528 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62777 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62895 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://www.osvdb.org/117853 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72429 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031686 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0313 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1188329 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100641 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/196 issue-trackingIssue Tracking
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa15-02.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-04.html x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0313
- https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/2755801 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-0313 government-resourceUS Government Resource
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-0313
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36579/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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