CVE-2015-3113

Exp

Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.296 and 14.x through 18.x before 18.0.0.194 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.468 on Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in June 2015.

Published: 2015-06-23 Last update: 2026-04-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2015-3113 is rated Critical Active Threat (100/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 99.94%, 100th percentile). CISA KEV confirms active exploitation (added 2022-04-13) affecting Adobe / Flash Player. a weakness (CWE-122) Unauthenticated remote administrative access may be possible. EPSS rose +7.53% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. The CISA remediation deadline has passed—treat as an emergency patch priority.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

CISA KEV Record for CVE-2015-3113

Name: Adobe Flash Player Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability · CISA KEV detail

Exploit added: 2022-04-13

Action due: 2022-05-04

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

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2015-3113

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
37536 exploit_db edb 2015-07-08 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-3113

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 92.41% 99.94% +7.53%
2 2026-05-22 92.50% 92.41% -0.10%
3 2026-05-08 — 92.50% —

Full EPSS history (28 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-3113

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]
7.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 5.9 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-3113

OS Trackers for CVE-2015-3113

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2015-3113: 1 GLSA(s) (201507-13), 1 atom(s) (www-plugins/adobe-flash); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2015-3113
redhat critical — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3113
ubuntu high CVE-2015-3113 high priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (adobe-flashplugin, flashplugin-nonfree), 10 status rows across 5 suites (precise, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid): released 10. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-3113

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-3113

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
adobe flash_player < 13.0.0.296 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player >= 14.0.0.125, < 18.0.0.194 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
adobe flash_player < 11.2.202.468 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse evergreen 11.4 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:evergreen:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse opensuse 13.1 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse opensuse 13.2 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse linux_enterprise_desktop 12 cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:12:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse linux_enterprise_workstation_extension 12 cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_workstation_extension:12:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp insight_orchestration < 7.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:hp:insight_orchestration:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp system_management_homepage < 7.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:hp:system_management_homepage:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp systems_insight_manager < 7.5 cpe:2.3:a:hp:systems_insight_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp version_control_agent < 7.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:hp:version_control_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp version_control_repository_manager < 7.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:hp:version_control_repository_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp version_control_repository_manager 7.6 cpe:2.3:a:hp:version_control_repository_manager:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp virtual_connect_enterprise_manager < 7.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:hp:virtual_connect_enterprise_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_eus 6.6 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-3113

URL Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00020.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00025.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00002.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144050155601375&w=2 Mailing List
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1184.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75371 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032696 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1235036 Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=935701 Issue Tracking
https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04952467 Broken Link
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-14.html Broken Link Patch Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-13 Third Party Advisory
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3113.html Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/196 Issue Tracking
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-3113 US Government Resource
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