Known exploited vulnerability
CVE-2015-3113
The short answer
CVE-2015-3113 affects n/a n/a and is rated critical (CVSS 9.8). CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-04-13: attackers are using it, so patch it first. The vendor has linked a patch.
What it is
Heap-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 11.2.202.468 on Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in June 2015.
Severity
9.8 critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploited (CISA KEV)
Yes, since Apr 13, 2022
Federal due date May 4, 2022
EPSS, next 30 days
100%
Higher than 100% of scored CVEs
How it can be exploited
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
What CISA says to do
The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
Affected products
n/a. NVD's record lists the exact affected versions.
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1235036 Issue Tracking
- bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=935701 Issue Tracking
- h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04952467 Broken Link
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-14.html Broken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-13 Third Party Advisory
- www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3113.html Third Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1235036 Issue Tracking
- bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=935701 Issue Tracking
- h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04952467 Broken Link
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-14.html Broken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-13 Third Party Advisory
- www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3113.html Third Party Advisory
Questions
Is CVE-2015-3113 being exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2015-3113 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-04-13, with a federal remediation due date of 2022-05-04.
How do I fix CVE-2015-3113?
CISA's required action: The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
From NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and OSV.dev, checked . Status on NVD: Analyzed. The description is NVD's text, quoted as published.
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