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CVE-2015-3081

Race condition in Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.289 and 14.x through 17.x before 17.0.0.188 on Windows and OS X and b

Race condition in Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.289 and 14.x through 17.x before 17.0.0.188 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.460 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 17.0.0.172, Adobe AIR SDK before 17.0.0.172, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 17.0.0.172 allows attackers to bypass the Internet Explorer Protected Mode protection mechanism via unspecified vectors.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3 EPSS 0.05883
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  • EPSS percentile: top 9% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
Sigma rules8 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
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Affected Products & Versions

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adobe flash player<= 11.2.202.475
adobe air<= 17.0.0.144
adobe air sdk<= 17.0.0.144
adobe air sdk \& compiler<= 17.0.0.144
adobe flash player<= 13.0.0.264
adobe flash playerall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

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remoteFlash Broker-Based - Sandbox Escape via Timing Attack Against File Movingverified
pocwww.exploit-db.com · 37842www.exploit-db.com
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
producthighFlash Player Update from Suspicious Location
productcriticalHackTool - Windows Credential Editor (WCE) Execution
productcriticalWindows Credential Editor Registry
producthighOpenCanary - MSSQL Login Attempt Via Windows Authentication
producthighWindows LAPS Credential Dump From Entra ID
producthighTamper Windows Defender - PSClassic
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Scoring & Timeline

4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · psirt@adobe.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Published to NVD13 May 2015 · 11:00 AM
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Vendor Advisories

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suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:0878-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:0239-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:0493-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:0723-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:0880-1
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00007.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00010.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00016.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74613
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032285
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-09.htmlPatchVendor Advisory
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