Which products and versions are affected by CVE-2015-0310?

Affected: Flash Player (Adobe); flashplugin-nonfree (ubuntu); flash-plugin (redhat), among others. The full list is in the CVE brief.

Is CVE-2015-0310 being exploited in the wild?

It is exploited in the wild, listed in CISA KEV, Industry KEV feed, CIRCL KEV, ENISA EUVD since Jan 16, 2015 and is known to be used in ransomware campaigns.

Is CVE-2015-0310 in the CISA KEV catalog?

Yes. It was added on May 25, 2022 with a federal remediation due date of Jun 15, 2022.

Is there a public exploit for CVE-2015-0310?

Public exploit code is available.

Is there a fix for CVE-2015-0310?

Fixed versions are available, including Flash Player 11.2.202.438, Flash Player 11.2.202.418-0.3.1, flash-player-gnome 11.2.202.418-0.3.1.

How urgently should CVE-2015-0310 be patched?

Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because it is listed as exploited in the wild.

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CVE-2015-0310

HighExploitedPublic exploit

flash-plugin: Vulnerability that could be used to circumvent memory randomization mitigations (APSB15-02)

Published Jan 22, 2015 · Updated Nov 19, 2025 · Also known as UBUNTU-CVE-2015-0310

Key Facts

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CVE-2015-0310 is a high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.8 v3.1) affecting Flash Player (Adobe), flashplugin-nonfree (ubuntu), flash-plugin (redhat) and 2 more products.
It is exploited in the wild, listed in CISA KEV, Industry KEV feed, CIRCL KEV, ENISA EUVD since Jan 16, 2015 and is known to be used in ransomware campaigns. Public exploit code is available.
EPSS estimates a 15% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Fixed versions are available, including Flash Player 11.2.202.438, Flash Player 11.2.202.418-0.3.1, flash-player-gnome 11.2.202.418-0.3.1.
Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because it is listed as exploited in the wild.

CVSS v3.1

7.8

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

EPSS (30-day exploit likelihood)

15%

Higher than 96.7% of all scored CVEs

Exploited in the wild

Yes

4 catalog listings, used by ransomware

Public exploit code

Available

Proof-of-concept or weaponized module

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Description

Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.262 and 14.x through 16.x before 16.0.0.287 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.438 on Linux does not properly restrict discovery of memory addresses, which allows attackers to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism on Windows, and have an unspecified impact on other platforms, via unknown vectors, as exploited in the wild in January 2015.

Known-Exploited Catalog Listings

Catalog	Added	Remediation due	Ransomware use
CISA KEV	May 25, 2022	Jun 15, 2022	Not reported
Industry KEV feed	Jan 16, 2015	Jun 15, 2022	Known
CIRCL KEV	May 25, 2022	Jun 15, 2022	Not reported
ENISA EUVD	May 25, 2022	n/a	Not reported

Required action: The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

Affected Products

7 affected entries in total

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
Flash PlayerAdobe	See advisory	11.2.202.438
flashplugin-nonfreeubuntu	See advisory	11.2.202.429ubuntu0.14.04.1
flash-pluginredhat	See advisory	0:11.2.202.440-1.el5
flash-player-gnomesuse	See advisory	11.2.202.418-0.3.1
flash-player-kde4suse	See advisory	11.2.202.418-0.3.1

Patched Releases

Flash Player

11.2.202.438, 11.2.202.418-0.3.1

flash-player-gnome

11.2.202.418-0.3.1

flash-player-kde4

11.2.202.418-0.3.1

flash-plugin

0:11.2.202.440-1.el5, 0:11.2.202.440-1.el6

flashplugin-nonfree

11.2.202.429ubuntu0.14.04.1

Timeline

Added to Industry KEV feed
Jan 16, 2015
Publicly disclosed
Jan 22, 2015
Added to CISA KEV
May 25, 2022
Added to CIRCL KEV
May 25, 2022
Added to ENISA EUVD
May 25, 2022
Last updated
Nov 19, 2025

Weakness Type

CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

advisoryRHSA-2015:0094
advisoryGLSA-201502-02
advisoryhttps://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-0310
advisoryhttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
advisoryVulnCheck exploitation report

14 more references in the full CVE brief

FAQ

Common Questions.

Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.262 and 14.x through 16.x before 16.0.0.287 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.438 on Linux does not properly restrict discovery of memory addresses, which allows attackers to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism on Windows, and have an unspecified impact on other platforms, via u…
Affected: Flash Player (Adobe); flashplugin-nonfree (ubuntu); flash-plugin (redhat), among others. The full list is in the CVE brief.
It is exploited in the wild, listed in CISA KEV, Industry KEV feed, CIRCL KEV, ENISA EUVD since Jan 16, 2015 and is known to be used in ransomware campaigns.
Yes. It was added on May 25, 2022 with a federal remediation due date of Jun 15, 2022.
Public exploit code is available.
Fixed versions are available, including Flash Player 11.2.202.438, Flash Player 11.2.202.418-0.3.1, flash-player-gnome 11.2.202.418-0.3.1.
Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because it is listed as exploited in the wild.

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