Vulnerability Intelligence Report
Adobe Flash Player Memory Corruption Vulnerability
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.
CISA KEV
SSVC: Active Exploitation
CVSS Base Score
7.8
HIGH
Exploitability:1.9
Impact Score:5.9
EPSS Probability:79.83%
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-787 ↗CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| adobe | flash_player | all |
| linux | linux_kernel | all |
| apple | mac_os_x | all |
| microsoft | windows | all |
| novell | suse_linux_enterprise_desktop | 11.0, 12.0 |
| novell | suse_linux_enterprise_workstation_extension | 12.0 |
| opensuse | evergreen | 11.4 |
| opensuse | opensuse | 13.1, 13.2 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | 5.0, 6.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_eus | 6.6 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server | 5.0, 6.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_aus | 6.6 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_from_rhui | 5.0, 6.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_workstation | 5.0, 6.0 |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Adobe Systems Incorporated · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2015-04-09T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2015-04-14T22:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2015-04-14 |
| Last Updated | 2025-11-17T20:02:02 |
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