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CVE-2015-0311

CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: January 23, 2015 at 09:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:19 AM UTC
12 products affected across 3 vendorsInternet ExplorerFlash PlayerEdge· also runs on 2 platforms

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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploitation
CISA KEV
Exploit prediction
EPSS 86%
SSVC
Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score85.6%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 85.6% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 100% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player allows remote attackers to execute code.

Required Action
The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Added to KEV
Apr 13, 2022
Remediation Due
May 4, 2022
1638 days overdue
Notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0311

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player through 13.0.0.262 and 14.x, 15.x, and 16.x through 16.0.0.287 on Windows and OS X and through 11.2.202.438 on Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, as exploited in the wild in January 2015.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Flash Player· Adobe
95%
v ≤ 11.2.202.438v ≤ 13.0.0.26214.0.0.125 ≤ v < 16.0.0.287
Affected range stops below 16.0.0.287, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
apple-macos (environment) · linux-linux-kernel (environment) · microsoft-windows (environment)
Edge· Microsoft
95%
All versions
microsoft-windows-10-1507 (environment)
Internet Explorer· Microsoft
95%
1011
microsoft-windows-10-1507 (environment) · microsoft-windows-8 (environment) · microsoft-windows-8-1 (environment) · microsoft-windows-rt (environment) · microsoft-windows-rt-8-1 (environment) · microsoft-windows-server-2012 (environment)
Linux Enterprise Desktop· SUSE
95%
11 sp312
Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension· SUSE
95%
12
Windows· Microsoftdevice
80%
All versions
Windows 10 1507· Microsoftdevice
80%
All versions
Windows 8· Microsoftdevice
80%
All versions
Windows 8-1· Microsoftdevice
80%
All versions
Windows Rt· Microsoftdevice
80%
All versions

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

References (16)

x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa15-01.html
x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-03.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00027.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00031.html
x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://malware.dontneedcoffee.com/2015/01/unpatched-vulnerability-0day-in-flash.html
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/62432
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/62543
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/62650

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

9.8CRITICAL[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo

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