Description
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.
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 | 11.2.202.457ubuntu0.14.04.1 | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 | flash-plugin | 11.2.202.457-1.el6_6 | RHSA-2015:0813 |
| RHEL 5 | flash-plugin | 11.2.202.457-1.el5 | RHSA-2015:0813 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 12 | flash-player | 11.2.202.457-80.1 | SUSE-SU-2015:0722-1 |
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 Nellymoser Audio Decoding Buffer Overflow
exploit/multi/browser/adobe_flash_nellymoser_bof
Exploit-DB 1
- Adobe Flash Player - Nellymoser Audio Decoding Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) EDB-37536 · remote · Jul 8, 2015 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Advisories 2
- RHSA-2015:0813 Red Hat Security Advisory: flash-plugin security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2015:0722-1 Security update for Adobe Flash Player SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- openSUSE-SU-2015:0718 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2015:0722 vendor-advisory
- 74062 vdb-entry
- GLSA-201504-07 vendor-advisory
- 1032105 vdb-entry
- RHSA-2015:0813 vendor-advisory
- 37536 exploit
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-06.html
- openSUSE-SU-2015:0725 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2015:0723 vendor-advisory