CVE-2015-5122

CRITICALCISA KEV

9.8

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score9.8

SeverityCRITICAL

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

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published7/14/2015

Last Modified11/17/2025

Sourcekev

Honeypot Sightings0

CISA KEV

VendorAdobe

ProductFlash Player

Vulnerability NameAdobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Vulnerability

KEV Date Added2022-04-13

Remediation Due Date2022-05-04

Ransomware UseUnknown

Affected Products

adobe:flash_playeradobe:flash_player_desktop_runtimeapple:macoslinux:linux_kernelmicrosoft:windowsmicrosoft:windows_8microsoft:windows_8.1opensuse:evergreenredhat:enterprise_linux_desktopredhat:enterprise_linux_serverredhat:enterprise_linux_server_eusredhat:enterprise_linux_workstationsuse:linux_enterprise_desktopsuse:linux_enterprise_workstation_extension

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-416CWE-416

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00028.html(psirt@adobe.com)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00029.html(psirt@adobe.com)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00032.html(psirt@adobe.com)

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144050155601375&w=2(psirt@adobe.com)

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132663/Adobe-Flash-opaqueBackground-Use-After-Free.html(psirt@adobe.com)

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1235.html(psirt@adobe.com)

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/338736(psirt@adobe.com)

http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/browser/adobe_flash_opaque_background_uaf(psirt@adobe.com)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75712(psirt@adobe.com)

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032890(psirt@adobe.com)

http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA15-195A(psirt@adobe.com)

https://h20564.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04796784(psirt@adobe.com)

https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04952467(psirt@adobe.com)

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa15-04.html(psirt@adobe.com)

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-18.html(psirt@adobe.com)

https://perception-point.io/2018/04/11/breaking-cfi-cve-2015-5122-coop/(psirt@adobe.com)

https://perception-point.io/new/breaking-cfi.php(psirt@adobe.com)

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201508-01(psirt@adobe.com)

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37599/(psirt@adobe.com)

https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2015/07/cve-2015-5122_-_seco.html(psirt@adobe.com)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00028.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00029.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00032.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144050155601375&w=2(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132663/Adobe-Flash-opaqueBackground-Use-After-Free.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1235.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/338736(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/browser/adobe_flash_opaque_background_uaf(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75712(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032890(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA15-195A(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://h20564.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04796784(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04952467(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa15-04.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-18.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://perception-point.io/2018/04/11/breaking-cfi-cve-2015-5122-coop/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://perception-point.io/new/breaking-cfi.php(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201508-01(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37599/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2015/07/cve-2015-5122_-_seco.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/196(134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-5122(134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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