[ CVE-2015-3043 · Published 14 Apr 2015 ]

Adobe Flash Player Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Exploited · CISA KEV CVSS 9.8 EPSS 74%Fix available

[ Why it matters ]Priority signals

  • Exploited in the wild: on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since 2022-03-03
  • EPSS: 74% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (higher than 99% of CVEs)
  • Critical severity: CVSS 9.8

[ Description ]Official description

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: A memory corruption vulnerability exists in Adobe Flash Player that allows an attacker to perform remote code execution.

[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches

CISA required action (US federal deadline 24 Mar 2022): The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.