CVE-2015-3043

9.8 CRITICAL CISA KEV - Actively Exploited
Published: April 14, 2015 Modified: November 17, 2025
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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 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in April 2015, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-0347, CVE-2015-0350, CVE-2015-0352, CVE-2015-0353, CVE-2015-0354, CVE-2015-0355, CVE-2015-0360, CVE-2015-3038, CVE-2015-3041, and CVE-2015-3042.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00010.html
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00011.html
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00012.html
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00013.html
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0813.html
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74062
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032105
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-06.html
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Broken Link Patch Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-07
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37536/
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00010.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00011.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00012.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00013.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0813.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74062
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032105
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-06.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Patch Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-07
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37536/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/196
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-3043
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

22 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
82.7%
99th percentile
Exploitation Status
Actively Exploited
Remediation due: 2022-03-24

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-787 CWE-787

Affected Vendors

redhat adobe linux microsoft novell apple opensuse

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