CVE-2015-5122

9.8 CRITICAL CISA KEV - Actively Exploited
Published: July 14, 2015 Modified: November 17, 2025
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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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00028.html
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00029.html
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00032.html
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144050155601375&w=2
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132663/Adobe-Flash-opaqueBackground-Use-After-Free.html
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1235.html
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/338736
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/browser/adobe_flash_opaque_background_uaf
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75712
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032890
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA15-195A
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://h20564.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04796784
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Broken Link Third Party Advisory
https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04952467
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Third Party Advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa15-04.html
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-18.html
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
https://perception-point.io/2018/04/11/breaking-cfi-cve-2015-5122-coop/
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Broken Link Third Party Advisory
https://perception-point.io/new/breaking-cfi.php
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Broken Link Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201508-01
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37599/
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2015/07/cve-2015-5122_-_seco.html
Source: psirt@adobe.com
Broken Link Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00028.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00029.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00032.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144050155601375&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132663/Adobe-Flash-opaqueBackground-Use-After-Free.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1235.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/338736
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/browser/adobe_flash_opaque_background_uaf
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75712
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032890
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA15-195A
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://h20564.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04796784
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory
https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04952467
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa15-04.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-18.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
https://perception-point.io/2018/04/11/breaking-cfi-cve-2015-5122-coop/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory
https://perception-point.io/new/breaking-cfi.php
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201508-01
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37599/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2015/07/cve-2015-5122_-_seco.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/196
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-5122
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

42 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
92.8%
100th percentile
Exploitation Status
Actively Exploited
Remediation due: 2022-05-04

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-416 CWE-416

Affected Vendors

suse redhat adobe linux microsoft apple opensuse

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