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CVE-2015-5119

Use-after-free vulnerability in the ByteArray class in the ActionScript 3 (AS3) implementation in Adobe Flash Player 13.x through 13.0.0.296 and...

Basic Information

CVE State
PUBLISHED
Reserved Date
June 26, 2015
Published Date
July 08, 2015
Last Updated
February 04, 2025
Vendor
n/a
Product
n/a
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the ByteArray class in the ActionScript 3 (AS3) implementation in Adobe Flash Player 13.x through 13.0.0.296 and 14.x through 18.0.0.194 on Windows and OS X and 11.x through 11.2.202.468 on Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted Flash content that overrides a valueOf function, as exploited in the wild in July 2015.

CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1

9.8 - CRITICAL

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC Information

Exploitation
active
Automatable
Yes
Technical Impact
total

Exploit Status

Exploited in the Wild
Yes (added 2022-03-03 00:00:00 UTC) Source
Proof of Concept Available
Yes (added 2018-08-21 12:31:49 UTC) Source

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032809 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75568 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00015.html http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA15-195A http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00017.html http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1214.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00018.html https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-13 http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/browser/adobe_flash_hacking_team_uaf https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa15-03.html http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/561288 https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-16.html https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132600/Adobe-Flash-Player-ByteArray-Use-After-Free.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00016.html http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/unpatched-flash-player-flaws-more-pocs-found-in-hacking-team-leak/ http://twitter.com/w3bd3vil/statuses/618168863708962816

Known Exploited Vulnerability Information

Source Added Date
CISA 2022-03-03 00:00:00 UTC

Scanner Integrations

Scanner URL Date Detected
Metasploit https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/browser/adobe_flash_hacking_team_uaf.rb 2025-04-29 11:01:19 UTC

Potential Proof of Concepts

Warning: These PoCs have not been tested and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

adobe_flash_hacking_team_uaf

Type: metasploit • Created: Unknown

Metasploit module for CVE-2015-5119

dangokyo/CVE-2015-5119

Type: github • Created: 2018-08-21 12:31:49 UTC • Stars: 3

CiscoCXSecurity/CVE-2015-5119_walkthrough

Type: github • Created: 2015-09-10 10:10:36 UTC • Stars: 13

Archive from the article CVE-2015-5119 Flash ByteArray UaF: A beginner's walkthrough

jvazquez-r7/CVE-2015-5119

Type: github • Created: 2015-07-29 20:21:20 UTC • Stars: 12