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CVE-2015-5122

Published: Jul 14, 2015Updated: Apr 21, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-416
9.8CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
94.0%
Top 0.2%
CISA KEV
Active Exploitation
Since Apr 13, 2022
Exploits
3 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the DisplayObject class in the ActionScript 3 (AS3) implementation in Adobe Flash Player 13.x through 13.0.0.302 on Windows and OS X, 14.x through 18.0.0.203 on Windows and OS X, 11.x through 11.2.202.481 on Linux, and 12.x through 18.0.0.204 on Linux Chrome installations allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted Flash content that leverages improper handling of the opaqueBackground property, as exploited in the wild in July 2015.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-416

Affected Products

Adobe Systems Inc.
commercial·USaka adobe
Flash PlayerDesktop App
Consumer Software / media-player
flash player desktop runtime
Consumer Software
suse
commercial·DE
linux enterprise desktopOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
linux enterprise workstation extensionOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
redhat
commercial·USaka red hat
enterprise linux workstationOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
opensuse
oss-project·DE
evergreenOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
and 5 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Added to KEV:Apr 13, 2022
Remediation due:May 4, 2022

Required action: The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

3 exploit sources identified

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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032890
securitytracker.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00028.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144050155601375&w=2
marc.info
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