CVE-2015-0357 Information disclosure in n/a
Attackers can bypass ASLR protection by discovering memory addresses in Adobe Flash Player, facilitating further exploitation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-0357?
CVE-2015-0357 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, published on 14 Apr 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
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 does not properly restrict discovery of memory addresses, which allows attackers to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-3040.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-0357?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe Flash Player.
How do I fix CVE-2015-0357?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2015-0357 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-0357 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q9m9-w447-73m9, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-0357.