CVE-2015-3043Adobe Flash Player Memory Corruption Vulnerability

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.

9.8 CRITICALEPSS 73.86%⚡ Known Exploited (CISA KEV)NVD: Analyzed

Last updated: 2026-06-17 00:25 UTC

OverviewCVSS details

9.8CRITICALCVSS 3.1

Score source: NVD
NVD status: Analyzed
Published: Apr 14, 2015
Assigner: adobe

Affected

flash player (adobe)

Versions: before 11.2.202.457 · before 13.0.0.281
Fixed in: 11.2.202.457, 13.0.0.281, 17.0.0.169

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Exploitation

Public exploit: Yes · 1 reference
CISA KEV: Listed · Mar 3, 2022
KEV due date: Mar 24, 2022
Ransomware use: Unknown
SSVC: Exploitation active · Automatable no · Impact total

EPSS · FIRST, scored Nov 8

73.86%chance of exploitation in 30 days

Higher than 99.48% of CVEs

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

9.8Critical

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

Attack vector: Network
Attack complexity: Low
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality impact: High
Integrity impact: High
Availability impact: High

CVSS 3.1 · CISA-ADP

7.8High

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

Attack vector: Local
Attack complexity: Low
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality impact: High
Integrity impact: High
Availability impact: High

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

10.0High

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

Attack vector: Network
Attack complexity: Low
Authentication: None
Confidentiality impact: Complete
Integrity impact: Complete
Availability impact: Complete

NVD status: Analyzed

Overview Affected Products References

NVD CVE.org

Overview

Severity

Score	Severity	Version	Vector String
9.8	CRITICAL	3.1NVD	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8	HIGH	3.1CISA-ADP	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
10.0	HIGH	2.0NVD	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CISA required action

⚡ Known exploited · remediation due Mar 24, 2022

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

Details

CVE ID: CVE-2015-3043
Status: Analyzed
Assigner (CNA): adobe
Published: Apr 14, 2015
Last modified: 2026-06-17 00:25 UTC
Weaknesses: CWE-787

Sources

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