Critical severity · published Jul 14, 2015
CVE-2015-5122
Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Vulnerability
In wildKEV
9.8
CVSS
87%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)87.0% · higher than 100% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed Apr 13, 2022
Federal remediation dueMay 4, 2022
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
EL
Enterprise Linux Desktop · Redhat
5.0; 6.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server · Redhat
5.0; 6.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Eus · Redhat
6.6 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Workstation · Redhat
5.0; 6.0 · source: NVD
EV
Evergreen · Opensuse
11.4 · source: NVD
FP
Flash Player · Adobe
13.0 through 13.0.0.302; 18.0 through 18.0.0.203; 18.0 through 18.0.0.204; 18.0 through 18.0.0.203; 18.0 through 18.0.0.203; 11.0 through 11.2.202.481 · source: NVD, KEV
FP
Flash Player Desktop Runtime · Adobe
18.0 through 18.0.0.203 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise Desktop · Suse
11; 11; 12 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension · Suse
12 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5122
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5122
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
vdb-entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032890
vendor-advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00028.html
vendor-advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144050155601375&w=2
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04952467
x_refsource_MISC
https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2015/07/cve-2015-5122_-_seco.html
third-party-advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA15-195A
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