CVE-2015-0313 Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via a use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, requiring users to upgrade immediately.
- Exploited in the wild
- Since 13 Apr 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-2015-0313?
CVE-2015-0313 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, published on 2 Feb 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
Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.269 and 14.x through 16.x before 16.0.0.305 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.442 on Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in February 2015, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-0315, CVE-2015-0320, and CVE-2015-0322.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-0313?
It affects 7 products.
Products include Adobe Flash Player, Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Opensuse Evergreen, Opensuse Opensuse, Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop and 1 more.
How do I fix CVE-2015-0313?
Upgrade to a fixed version. US federal agencies must fix it by 4 May 2022.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2015-0313 being exploited?
Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2015-0313 in the wild since at least 13 Apr 2022.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module, 2 Exploit-DB entries and 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fg66-4vpm-36cx, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-0313.