{
  "id": "CVE-2015-5122",
  "url": "https://spydr.io/cve/CVE-2015-5122",
  "published": "2015-07-14T10:59:00.213Z",
  "modified": "2026-06-17T00:28:30.877Z",
  "score": 9.8,
  "severity": "critical",
  "cvss_version": "3.1",
  "vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
  "score_source": "NVD",
  "epss": 0.93978,
  "epss_percentile": 0.99846,
  "exploited": true,
  "kev": {
    "added": "2022-04-13",
    "due": "2022-05-04",
    "action": "The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.",
    "ransomware": "Unknown",
    "name": "Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Vulnerability",
    "notes": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5122"
  },
  "ssvc_exploitation": "active",
  "vendors": [
    "adobe",
    "redhat",
    "opensuse",
    "suse"
  ],
  "products": [
    "adobe flash player",
    "adobe flash player desktop runtime",
    "redhat enterprise linux desktop",
    "redhat enterprise linux server",
    "redhat enterprise linux server eus",
    "redhat enterprise linux workstation",
    "opensuse evergreen",
    "suse linux enterprise desktop",
    "suse linux enterprise workstation extension"
  ],
  "cwes": [
    "CWE-416"
  ],
  "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.",
  "status": "Analyzed",
  "score_type": "Primary",
  "scores": {
    "cvss_v40": null,
    "cvss_v31": 9.8,
    "cvss_v30": null
  },
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00028.html",
      "tags": [
        "Mailing List",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00029.html",
      "tags": [
        "Mailing List",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00032.html",
      "tags": [
        "Mailing List",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144050155601375&w=2",
      "tags": [
        "Mailing List",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132663/Adobe-Flash-opaqueBackground-Use-After-Free.html",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit",
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "VDB Entry"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1235.html",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/338736",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "US Government Resource"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/browser/adobe_flash_opaque_background_uaf",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75712",
      "tags": [
        "Broken Link",
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "VDB Entry"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032890",
      "tags": [
        "Broken Link",
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "VDB Entry"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA15-195A",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "US Government Resource"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://h20564.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04796784",
      "tags": [
        "Broken Link",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04952467",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa15-04.html",
      "tags": [
        "Broken Link",
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-18.html",
      "tags": [
        "Broken Link",
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://perception-point.io/2018/04/11/breaking-cfi-cve-2015-5122-coop/",
      "tags": [
        "Broken Link",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://perception-point.io/new/breaking-cfi.php",
      "tags": [
        "Broken Link",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201508-01",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37599/",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit",
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "VDB Entry"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2015/07/cve-2015-5122_-_seco.html",
      "tags": [
        "Broken Link",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/196",
      "tags": [
        "Issue Tracking"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-5122",
      "tags": [
        "US Government Resource"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "nvd_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5122",
  "covered_in": [],
  "attribution": [
    {
      "source": "NVD",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov",
      "notice": "This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD."
    },
    {
      "source": "CISA KEV",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog",
      "notice": "Known exploited vulnerabilities from the CISA KEV catalog."
    },
    {
      "source": "FIRST EPSS",
      "url": "https://www.first.org/epss",
      "notice": "Exploit prediction scores from FIRST EPSS."
    }
  ]
}