Adobe Flash Player remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2015-0311)
CVE-2015-0311 is an unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player that affects Windows, OS X, and Linux builds. According to the provided content, affected versions include Flash Player through 13.0.0.262 and 14.x, 15.x, and 16.x through 16.0.0.287 on Windows and OS X, and through 11.2.202.438 on Linux. The flaw was exploited in the wild as a Flash zero-day in January 2015 and was rapidly integrated into multiple exploit kits including Angler, RIG, Fiesta, Nuclear Pack, Sweet Orange, Neutrino, Magnitude, and Sundown. The specific vulnerable function or root cause is not provided in the supplied material, but the vulnerability enabled delivery of malicious SWF content that resulted in arbitrary code execution on the target system.
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Recent activity
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A zero-day vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player that was used by the Angler exploit kit to deliver the Bedep malware family.
A specific vulnerability included in the Sundown exploit kit's exploit set.
An Adobe Flash Player zero-day/use-after-free vulnerability affecting Flash up to 16.0.0.287, widely integrated into multiple exploit kits and used in malvertising campaigns to deliver malware.
An Adobe Flash zero-day vulnerability referenced as being adopted early by an Angler EK variant.
The version that knows your environment.
Query your assets running an affected version, and investigate the blast radius.
Every observed campaign linking this CVE to a named adversary.
Malware families riding this exploit, with evidence and IOCs.
YARA, Sigma, Snort, and vendor rules, auto-deployed to your SIEM.
Cross-references every affected SKU, including bundled OEM variants.
Community discussion across Reddit, Mastodon, and other social sources.