CVE-2015-3043 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, affecting versions before 13.0.0.281, 14.x through 17.x before 17.0.0.169 on Windows and OS X, and before 11.2.202.457 on Linux. This flaw allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vulnerability has been actively exploited in the wild since April 2015, with publicly available exploit code, including a Metasploit module, and significant community discussion and media coverage highlighting its widespread impact and use by advanced persistent threat (APT) groups.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 11.2.202.457CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 13.0.0.281CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 14.0.0.125, < 17.0.0.169CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:11.0:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.