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HIGH · CVSS 7.8 CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

CVE-2015-0310

Adobe Flash Player ASLR Bypass Vulnerability

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 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.

CVSS
7.8
HIGH
EPSS
15.1%
30-day exploitation
Ransomware groups
0
recorded exploiting
Published
23 Jan 2015
CWE-200

Exploitation status

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

Listed by CISA on 25 May 2022. US federal agencies were required to remediate it by 15 June 2022.

EPSS — exploitation probability

FIRST puts the probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days at 15.1%, which is higher than 96.7% of all scored vulnerabilities. EPSS is a forecast of activity, not a measure of severity, and it is rescored daily.

CVSS vector

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

Frequently asked questions

Is CVE-2015-0310 being exploited by ransomware groups?

No ransomware group in this database is currently recorded as exploiting CVE-2015-0310.

What does CVE-2015-0310 affect?

CVE-2015-0310 affects 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 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.

How severe is CVE-2015-0310?

CVE-2015-0310 is rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.8. EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 15.1%, higher than 96.7% of all scored vulnerabilities. It is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, with a federal remediation deadline of 15 June 2022.

How should organisations respond to CVE-2015-0310?

Apply the vendor patch for Adobe Flash Player as the first priority, and treat any internet-facing instance as the most urgent. Because this vulnerability is associated with ransomware activity, also review whether the affected systems were reachable before patching, rather than assuming that patching alone closes the incident.