CVE-2015-5116

Adobe Flash Player < 13.0.0.289 and 14.x-18.x < 18.0.0.203 - Same Origin Policy Bypass

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2015-5116. PoCs published by Google Security Research.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a vulnerability in Adobe Flash's Sound class to bypass same-origin policy and exfiltrate cross-origin data. The PoC uses a lookup table to decode raw data extracted from external URLs via sound sample manipulation.

Description

Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.302 and 14.x through 18.x before 18.0.0.203 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.481 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 18.0.0.180, Adobe AIR SDK before 18.0.0.180, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 18.0.0.180 allow remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-0578, CVE-2015-3115, CVE-2015-3116, and CVE-2015-3125.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Google Security Research · textremotemultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37851

This exploit leverages a vulnerability in Adobe Flash's Sound class to bypass same-origin policy and exfiltrate cross-origin data. The PoC uses a lookup table to decode raw data extracted from external URLs via sound sample manipulation.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Adobe Flash Player (versions affected by CVE-2015-5116)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: HTTP server to host the SWF file · Victim must visit the crafted URL
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (8)

Core 8
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032810
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75594
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1214.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-13
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37851/

Scores

EPSS 0.2247
EPSS Percentile 97.4%

Details

CWE
CWE-284
Status published
Products (24)
adobe/air < 18.0.0.144
adobe/air_sdk < 18.0.0.144
adobe/air_sdk_\&_compiler < 18.0.0.144
adobe/flash_player 14.0.0.125
adobe/flash_player 14.0.0.145
adobe/flash_player 14.0.0.176
adobe/flash_player 14.0.0.179
adobe/flash_player 15.0.0.152
adobe/flash_player 15.0.0.167
adobe/flash_player 15.0.0.189
... and 14 more
Published Jul 09, 2015
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026