CVE-2015-3087: Integer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.289 and 14.x through 17.x before 17.0.0.188 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.460…
Noroxi assessment
Priority: This week (action score 62/100)
- Public proof-of-concept code exists (Exploit-DB); there is no record of exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 74.2% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 99.4% of all records.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: flash-plugin (Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client) 0:11.2.202.460-1.el5; flash-plugin (Red Hat:rhel_extras:6) 0:11.2.202.460-1.el6_6; flash-player (SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12) 11.2.202.460-83.1.
Don’t wait for the next maintenance window. Upgrade to flash-plugin (Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client) 0:11.2.202.460-1.el5; flash-plugin (Red Hat:rhel_extras:6) 0:11.2.202.460-1.el6_6; flash-player (SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12) 11.2.202.460-83.1 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
Integer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.289 and 14.x through 17.x before 17.0.0.188 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.460 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 17.0.0.172, Adobe AIR SDK before 17.0.0.172, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 17.0.0.172 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
- Published
- May 13, 2015
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 74.2% · 99th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-189
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Action score
62
Don’t wait for the next maintenance window.
- CVSS
- 40 / 40 · 10.0 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 22 / 30 · 74.2%
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| adobe | air | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air |
| adobe | air sdk | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air_sdk |
| adobe | air sdk \& compiler | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air_sdk_\&_compiler |
| adobe | flash player | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player |
| linux | linux kernel | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel |
| 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 airup to 17.0.0.144 inclusive
- adobe air sdkup to 17.0.0.144 inclusive
- adobe air sdk & compilerup to 17.0.0.144 inclusive
- adobe flash playerup to 11.2.202.475 inclusive
- adobe flash playerup to 13.0.0.264 inclusive
- adobe flash player14.0.0.125
- adobe flash player14.0.0.145
- adobe flash player14.0.0.176
+12 more rows
- 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
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 0:11.2.202.460-1.el5 | 0:11.2.202.460-1.el5 |
| Red Hat:rhel_extras:6 | flash-plugin | before 0:11.2.202.460-1.el6_6 | 0:11.2.202.460-1.el6_6 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 | flash-player | before 11.2.202.460-83.1 | 11.2.202.460-83.1 |
Same product
adobe: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2010-1297Adobe Flash Player before 9.0.277.0 and 10.x before 10.1.53.64; Adobe AIR before 2.0.2.12610; and Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before…KEV86Now
- CVE-2007-6019Adobe Flash Player 9.0.115.0 and earlier, and 8.0.39.0 and earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an SWF file with…55Plan
- CVE-2015-5563Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.232 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.508 on Linux, Adobe AIR before…54Plan
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2015-3082May 13, 2015 · Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.289 and 14.x through 17.x before 17.0.0.188 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.460 on Linux, Adobe…38Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2015-3085May 13, 2015 · Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.289 and 14.x through 17.x before 17.0.0.188 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.460 on Linux, Adobe…26Monitor
- Later →CVE-2015-3089May 13, 2015 · Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.289 and 14.x through 17.x before 17.0.0.188 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.460 on Linux, Adobe…54Plan
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 | 0:11.2.202.460-1.el5 · Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:flash-player | 11.2.202.460-83.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
Proof of concept available
A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.
Evidence
- Exploit-DB entry ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | dos | 2015-08-19 |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Published
- First PoC+98 d
- TodayNov 15, 2026+4204 d
Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.
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)
CWE-189 · Numeric ErrorsCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
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Change log (1)
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00010.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00016.html
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1005.html
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/74616
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1032285
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-09.html
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201505-02
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.