Vulnerability detail
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Critical
CVE-2015-5122
PUBLISHEDUse-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...
- Vendor
- Adobe
- Product
- Flash Player
- Published
- Jul 14, 2015
- EPSS
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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 scores
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Exploitation status
Exploited in the wild
Recorded 2022-04-13 00:00:00 UTC · Source
SSVC decision points
- Exploitation
- active
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- total
References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032890
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00028.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144050155601375&w=2
- https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04952467
- https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2015/07/cve-2015-5122_-_seco.html
- http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA15-195A
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-18.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00029.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201508-01
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/browser/adobe_flash_opaque_background_uaf
- https://h20564.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04796784
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1235.html
- https://h20564.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04796784
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/338736
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37599/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75712
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132663/Adobe-Flash-opaqueBackground-Use-After-Free.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00032.html
- https://perception-point.io/2018/04/11/breaking-cfi-cve-2015-5122-coop/
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa15-04.html
- https://perception-point.io/new/breaking-cfi.php
Known exploited vulnerability sources
Catalogues that list this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability.
| Source | Added |
|---|---|
| CISA | Apr 13, 2022 |
Scanner integrations
| Scanner | Reference | Detected |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit | https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/browser/adobe_flash_opaque_background_uaf.rb | Apr 28, 2025 |
Potential proof of concepts
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