CVE-2015-5123 kev in the critical feed json
Use-after-free vulnerability in the BitmapData class in the ActionScript 3 (AS3) implementation in Adobe Flash Player 13.x through 13.0.0.3…
published 11y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2015-5138
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Exploited
- added 2022-04-13
- epss
- 18.8%
- EPSS 18.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Use-after-free vulnerability in the BitmapData 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 overrides a valueOf function, as exploited in the wild in July 2015.
Patch / fix
cisa required action The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
- flashplugin-nonfree Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 11.2.202.481ubuntu0.14.04.2
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5123
Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0
- flash-plugin RHEL 5 EXTRAS 11.2.202.491-1.el5
- flash-plugin RHEL 6 EXTRAS 11.2.202.491-1.el6_6
red hat advisories RHSA-2015:1235
- flash-player SLED 12, SLE Workstation Extension 12 11.2.202.491-96.1
- flash-player SLED 11 SP4, SLED 11 SP3 11.2.202.491-0.11.1
suse advisories SUSE-SU-2015:1255-1SUSE-SU-2015:1258-1
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red hat product security vex CVE-2015-5123 updated cvss 6.8
flash-plugin: two code execution issues in APSA15-04 / APSB15-18
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) flash-plugin 11.2.202.491-1.el5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) flash-plugin 11.2.202.491-1.el6_6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) flash-plugin 11.2.202.491-1.el5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) flash-plugin 11.2.202.491-1.el6_6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) flash-plugin 11.2.202.491-1.el6_6fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1235
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Timeline
- Found exploited as a 0-day (Project Zero)
- 0-day patched (Project Zero)
- Published
- Added to CISA KEV
- CISA patch deadline
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active
Known exploited
- Added
- 4y ago
- Patch by
- 2022-05-04 (4y ago)
- Ransomware
- Not known
- Required action
- The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
- Vendor, product
- Adobe, Flash Player
- CISA name
- Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Zero-day
Detected in real attacks while still unknown to the vendor and the public, per Google Project Zero's 0day In-the-Wild tracker.
- Found
- 2015-07-05
- Patched
- 2015-07-14
- Details
- project zero tracker
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Active, exploited in the wild
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 11mo ago
Exploit prediction
18.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-416 Use After Free
References
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00028.html
vendor-advisory, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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marc.info
/?l=bugtraq&m=144050155601375&w=2
vendor-advisory, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00029.html
vendor-advisory, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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security.gentoo.org
/glsa/201508-01
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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h20564.www2.hp.com
/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04796784
vendor-advisory, broken-link, third-party-advisory
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rhn.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2015-1235.html
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00032.html
vendor-advisory, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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helpx.adobe.com
/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-18.html
broken-link, vendor-advisory
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helpx.adobe.com
/security/products/flash-player/apsa15-04.html
broken-link, vendor-advisory
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securitytracker.com
/id/1032890
vdb-entry, broken-link, third-party-advisory
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blog.trendmicro.com
/trendlabs-security-intelligence/new-zero-day-vulnerability-cve-2015-5123-in-adobe-flash-emerges-from-hacking-
broken-link, third-party-advisory
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us-cert.gov
/ncas/alerts/TA15-195A
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
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kb.cert.org
/vuls/id/918568
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
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securityfocus.com
/bid/75710
vdb-entry, broken-link, third-party-advisory
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cisa.gov
/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-5123
government-resource, us-government-resource
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github.com
/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/196
issue-tracking
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2015-5123
- NVD CVE-2015-5123
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