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 att
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, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-0350, CVE-2015-0352, CVE-2015-0353, CVE-2015-0354, CVE-2015-0355, CVE-2015-0360, CVE-2015-3038, CVE-2015-3041, CVE-2015-3042, and CVE-2015-3043.
- Published
- Apr 14, 2015
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 6.2% · 93th percentile
- CWE
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Action score
42
Plan
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 40 / 40 · 10.0 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 2 / 30 · 6.2%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| adobe | flash player | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player |
| linux | linux kernel | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel |
| opensuse | opensuse | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse |
| suse | suse linux enterprise desktop | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop |
| suse | suse linux workstation extension | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_workstation_extension |
| redhat | enterprise linux desktop supplementary | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop_supplementary |
| redhat | enterprise linux server supplementary | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_supplementary |
| redhat | enterprise linux server supplementary eus | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_supplementary_eus |
| redhat | enterprise linux workstation supplementary | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation_supplementary |
| apple | mac os x | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x |
| microsoft | windows | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- adobe flash playerup to 13.0.0.264 inclusive
- adobe flash playerup to 11.2.202.451 inclusive
- adobe flash player14.0.0.125
- adobe flash player14.0.0.145
- adobe flash player14.0.0.176
- adobe flash player14.0.0.179
- adobe flash player15.0.0.152
- adobe flash player15.0.0.167
- adobe flash player15.0.0.189
- adobe flash player15.0.0.223
- adobe flash player15.0.0.239
- adobe flash player15.0.0.246
- adobe flash player16.0.0.235
- adobe flash player16.0.0.257
- adobe flash player16.0.0.287
- adobe flash player16.0.0.296
- adobe flash player17.0.0.134
- opensuse opensuse13.1
- opensuse opensuse13.2
- redhat enterprise linux desktop supplementary5.0
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client | flash-plugin | before 0:11.2.202.457-1.el5 | 0:11.2.202.457-1.el5 |
| Red Hat:rhel_extras:6 | flash-plugin | before 0:11.2.202.457-1.el6_6 | 0:11.2.202.457-1.el6_6 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 | flash-player | before 11.2.202.457-80.1 | 11.2.202.457-80.1 |
Same product
adobe: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2015-5119Use-after-free vulnerability in the ByteArray class in the ActionScript 3 (AS3) implementation in Adobe Flash Player 13.x through 13.0.0.296KEV99Now
- CVE-2015-3113Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.296 and 14.x through 18.x before 18.0.0.194 on Windows and OS X and before 11KEV99Now
- CVE-2014-0497Integer underflow in Adobe Flash Player before 11.7.700.261 and 11.8.x through 12.0.x before 12.0.0.44 on Windows and Mac OS X, and before 1KEV99Now
- CVE-2015-0313Use-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 KEV98Now
- CVE-2016-4117Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.226 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wilKEV97Now
- CVE-2015-5122Use-after-free vulnerability in the DisplayObject class in the ActionScript 3 (AS3) implementation in Adobe Flash Player 13.x through 13.0.0KEV97Now
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| red hat:flash-plugin | 0:11.2.202.457-1.el5 · Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:flash-player | 11.2.202.457-80.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
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Research context
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Timeline
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No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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Credits
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Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
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Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- C · data can be read
- Integrity
- C · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- C · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- C
- Integrity impact
- C
- Availability impact
- C
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
nvd-primary
Attack context
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References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00010.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00011.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00012.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00013.html
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0813.html
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/74062
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1032105
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-06.html
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-07
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.