Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.269 and 14.x through 16.x before 16.0.0.305 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.442 on Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in February 2015, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-0315, CVE-2015-0320, and CVE-2015-0322.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | flashplugin-nonfree | 11.2.202.442ubuntu0.14.04.1 | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 12 | flash-player | 11.2.202.442-67.1 | SUSE-SU-2015:0236-1 |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Metasploit 1 module
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Adobe Flash Player ByteArray With Workers Use After Free
exploit/windows/browser/adobe_flash_worker_byte_array_uaf
Exploit-DB 2
- Adobe Flash Player - ByteArray With Workers Use-After-Free (Metasploit) EDB-36579 · remote · Mar 31, 2015 · verified
- Adobe Flash Player - Arbitrary Code Execution EDB-36491 · remote · Mar 25, 2015
GitHub 1 repository
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SecurityObscurity/cve-2015-0313 ★ 21 · Mar 22, 2015
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Advisories 1
- SUSE-SU-2015:0236-1 Security update for flash-player SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- 1031686 vdb-entry
- openSUSE-SU-2015:0238 vendor-advisory
- 62895 third-party-advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131189/Adobe-Flash-Player-ByteArray-With-Workers-Use-After-Free.html
- https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/2755801
- 117853 vdb-entry
- 62777 third-party-advisory
- adobe-flash-cve20150313-code-exec(100641) vdb-entry
- 62528 third-party-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2015:0237 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2015:0236 vendor-advisory
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-04.html
- 72429 vdb-entry
- 36579 exploit
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa15-02.html
- SUSE-SU-2015:0239 vendor-advisory