CVE-2015-0315 — Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 13

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 attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-0313, CVE-

01What is this vulnerability?

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 attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-0313, CVE-2015-0320, and CVE-2015-0322.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / n/a	n/a

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

08Timeline

• Published: 2015-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-06T04:03:11.005Z

09References

• security.gentoo.org — http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201502-02.xml
• lists.opensuse.org — http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00008.html
• secunia.com — http://secunia.com/advisories/62895
• www.securitytracker.com — http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031706
• secunia.com — http://secunia.com/advisories/62886
• technet.microsoft.com — https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/2755801
• secunia.com — http://secunia.com/advisories/62777
• lists.opensuse.org — http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00007.html
• lists.opensuse.org — http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00006.html
• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72514
• helpx.adobe.com — https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-04.html
• rhn.redhat.com — http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0140.html
• exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com — https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100697
• lists.opensuse.org — http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00009.html