Security bypass in Adobe products - CVE-2015-0310
Published: January 27, 2017 / Updated: October 9, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU5443
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-0310
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vendor: Adobe
Affected software:
Adobe Flash Player
Adobe Flash Player for Linux
Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release
Adobe Flash Player
Adobe Flash Player for Linux
Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to circumvent memory address randomization on the target system.
The weakness exists due to memory leak error. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web site, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger memory corruption, bypass memory address randomization on the Windows platform and obtain sensitive information.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
How to mitigate CVE-2015-0310
Install update from vendor's website.