CVE-2015-0310 Adobe Flash Player ASLR Bypass
Attackers can bypass ASLR protection by discovering memory addresses in Adobe Flash Player, facilitating further exploitation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Since 25 May 2022
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-0310?
CVE-2015-0310 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, published on 23 Jan 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.262 and 14.x through 16.x before 16.0.0.287 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.438 on Linux does not properly restrict discovery of memory addresses, which allows attackers to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism on Windows, and have an unspecified impact on other platforms, via unknown vectors, as exploited in the wild in January 2015.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-0310?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe Flash Player.
How do I fix CVE-2015-0310?
Upgrade to a fixed version. US federal agencies must fix it by 15 Jun 2022.
Is CVE-2015-0310 being exploited?
Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2015-0310 in the wild since at least 25 May 2022.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3qq4-w757-rjqm, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-0310.