CVE-2015-0313

Confirmed PUBLISHED

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...

Adobe · Flash Player

Exploited in the wild PoC available

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Confidence

Confirmed

Exploitation Status

Exploited in the wild

Observed in Sensors

Attempts (30d)

—

Unique Attacker IPs

—

CISA KEV

In CISA KEV

CVSS / EPSS

9.8 Critical

At a Glance

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.

metasploit cisa windows linux

CVE Published: Feb 02, 2015
Exploitation Reported: Apr 13, 2022
CVSS: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: —

Remote Low complexity No user interaction Unauthenticated

Affected Versions

Vendor	Product	Version	Status
n/a	n/a	n/a	Affected

CVE References

openSUSE-SU-2015:0238 lists.opensuse.org · Vendor Advisory http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00008...
openSUSE-SU-2015:0237 lists.opensuse.org · Vendor Advisory http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00007...
SUSE-SU-2015:0236 lists.opensuse.org · Vendor Advisory http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00006...
SUSE-SU-2015:0239 lists.opensuse.org · Vendor Advisory http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00009...
62895 secunia.com · Third-Party Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/62895

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62777 secunia.com · Third-Party Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/62777
62528 secunia.com · Third-Party Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/62528
36579 exploit-db.com · Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36579/
1031686 securitytracker.com · VDB Entry http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031686
117853 osvdb.org · VDB Entry http://www.osvdb.org/117853
adobe-flash-cve20150313-code-exec(100641) exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com · VDB Entry https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100641
72429 securityfocus.com · VDB Entry http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72429
packetstormsecurity.com/files/131189/Adobe-Flash-Player-ByteArray-Wi... packetstormsecurity.com · CVE Record http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131189/Adobe-Flash-Player-ByteAr...
technet.microsoft.com/library/security/2755801 technet.microsoft.com · CVE Record https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/2755801
helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-04.html helpx.adobe.com · CVE Record https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-04.html
helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa15-02.html helpx.adobe.com · CVE Record https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa15-02.html

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Source	Added
CISA First	2022-04-13 00:00 UTC

Scanner Artifacts

Nuclei and Metasploit references linked to this CVE.

Scanner	Reference	Detected
Metasploit	https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/browser/adobe_flash_worker_byte_array_uaf.rb	Apr 28, 2025

CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1 9.8 Critical

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 10.0 High

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitation Status

Exploited in the wild

Recorded 2022-04-13 00:00:00 UTC · CISA

Proof of concept available

Recorded 2025-04-28 15:02:36 UTC

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-416

Use After Free

Scanner Integrations

Scanner	Reference	Detected
Metasploit	https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/browser/adobe_flash_worker_byte_array_uaf.rb	Apr 28, 2025

Potential Proof of Concepts

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adobe_flash_worker_byte_array_uaf

metasploit · Created Unknown

Metasploit module for CVE-2015-0313

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  "epss_score": null,
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CVE-2015-0313

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Affected Versions

CVE References

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Known Exploited Vulnerability Sources

Scanner Artifacts

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Weaknesses (CWE)

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