CVE-2015-5122

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-5122
StatePUBLISHED
Assigneradobe
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-07-14 10:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-21 21:08:38 UTC
DescriptionUse-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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 9.8 CRITICAL from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.936880000 probability, percentile 0.998300000 (date 2026-07-22)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2022-04-13; due 2022-05-04; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: CWE-416 | n/a | CWE-416 CWE-416 Use After Free

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1ADPDECLARED7.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0Secondary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorAdobe
ProductFlash Player
NameAdobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Required ActionThe impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
Noteshttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5122

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Adobe Flash Player All All All All
Application Adobe Flash Player All All All All
Application Adobe Flash Player All All All All
Application Adobe Flash Player All All All All
Application Adobe Flash Player All All All All
Application Adobe Flash Player All All All All
Application Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime All All All All
Operating System Apple Macos - All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 8 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 8.1 - All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/196 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 github.com Issue Tracking
www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 www.cisa.gov US Government Resource
Perception Point | Breaking CFI af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 perception-point.io Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2015:1267-1: critical: flash-player af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Adobe Security Bulletin af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 helpx.adobe.com Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
h20564.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 h20564.www2.hp.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
Adobe Security Bulletin af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 helpx.adobe.com Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Gentoo Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:1255-1: critical: Security update for f af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Vulnerability Note VU#338736 - Adobe Flash ActionScript 3 opaqueBackground use-after-free vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Adobe Flash Player CVE-2015-5122 Use After Free Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Adobe Flash opaqueBackground Use After Free ≈ Packet Storm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packetstormsecurity.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Memory Flaw Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE-2015-5122 Adobe Flash opaqueBackground Use After Free | Rapid7 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.rapid7.com Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:1258-1: critical: Security update for f af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Adobe Flash and Microsoft Windows Vulnerabilities | US-CERT af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
'[security bulletin] HPSBMU03409 rev.1 - HP Matrix Operating Environment, Multiple Vulnerabilities' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Document Display | HPE Support Center af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 h20564.www2.hpe.com Third Party Advisory
Page not found - Perception Point af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 perception-point.io Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
Adobe Flash opaqueBackground Use After Free - Exploits Database af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE-2015-5122 - Second Adobe Flash Zero-Day in HackingTeam Leak « Threat Research | FireEye Inc af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.fireeye.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog CISA www.cisa.gov kev

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