CVE-2015-5119

adobe flash player, redhat enterprise linux desktop, redhat enterprise linux eus

Published 8 Jul 2015 · updated 17 Jun 2026 · Analyzed

9.8 Critical · CVSS 3.1, NVD

Exploited in the wild

CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 3 Mar 2022, with a remediation deadline of 24 Mar 2022 for US federal agencies.

Required action: The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the ByteArray class in the ActionScript 3 (AS3) implementation in Adobe Flash Player 13.x through 13.0.0.296 and 14.x through 18.0.0.194 on Windows and OS X and 11.x through 11.2.202.468 on Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted Flash content that overrides a valueOf function, as exploited in the wild in July 2015.

References

blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/unpatched-flash-player-flaws-more-pocs-found-in-hacking-team-leak/ · Broken Link
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00015.html · Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00016.html · Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00017.html · Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00018.html · Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1214.html · Third Party Advisory
twitter.com/w3bd3vil/statuses/618168863708962816 · Broken Link
www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/561288 · Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/browser/adobe_flash_hacking_team_uaf · Third Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/75568 · Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1032809 · Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA15-195A · Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa15-03.html · Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-16.html · Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
packetstormsecurity.com/files/132600/Adobe-Flash-Player-ByteArray-Use-After-Free.html · Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-13 · Third Party Advisory
github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/196 · Issue Tracking
www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-5119 · US Government Resource