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CVE-2015-5122

CVE-2015-5122HIGH

n/a n/a — Adobe Flash Player

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   N   R  U  H  H  H    7.8   .9398   99.8   YES

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions  Fixed
  n/a      n/a –     —

TIMELINE
  Jun 26  Reserved by adobe
  Jul 14  Published (CNA: adobe)
  Apr 13  Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-05-04

CWE-416 · CNA: adobe · CVSS v3.1 · 22 references · KEV due May 4, 2022

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.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
June 26, 2015	Reserved	Reserved by adobe
July 14, 2015	Published	Published (CNA: adobe)
April 13, 2022	KEV ADDED	Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-05-04

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
n/a	n/a	—	n/a	—

Weaknesses

CWE-416

References (22)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00028.html [vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00029.html [vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00032.html [vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE]
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144050155601375&w=2 [vendor-advisory, x_refsource_HP]
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132663/Adobe-Flash-opaqueBackground-Use-After-Free.html [x_refsource_MISC]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1235.html [vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT]
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/338736 [third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT-VN]
http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/browser/adobe_flash_opaque_background_uaf [x_refsource_MISC]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75712 [vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032890 [vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK]
http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA15-195A [third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT]
https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/196 [issue-tracking]
https://h20564.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04796784 [vendor-advisory, x_refsource_HP]
https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04952467 [x_refsource_CONFIRM]
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa15-04.html [x_refsource_CONFIRM]
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-18.html [x_refsource_CONFIRM]
https://perception-point.io/2018/04/11/breaking-cfi-cve-2015-5122-coop/ [x_refsource_MISC]
https://perception-point.io/new/breaking-cfi.php [x_refsource_MISC]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201508-01 [vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO]
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-5122 [government-resource]
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37599/ [exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB]
https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2015/07/cve-2015-5122_-_seco.html [x_refsource_MISC]

Authoritative record: CVE-2015-5122 at cve.org

Weaknesses: CWE-416

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