CVE-2015-5122
CRITICAL KEV RANSOMWAREAdobe Flash opaqueBackground Use After Free
Title source: metasploitDescription
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.
Exploits (3)
exploitdb
WORKING POC
VERIFIED
by Metasploit · rubyremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37599
metasploit
WORKING POC
GREAT
by Unknown, juan vazquez, sinn3r · rubypocwin
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/browser/adobe_flash_opaque_background_uaf.rb
Scores
CVSS v3
9.8
EPSS
0.9278
EPSS Percentile
99.8%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CISA KEV
2022-04-13
VulnCheck KEV
2015-07-05
InTheWild.io
2015-07-05
ENISA EUVD
EUVD-2015-5137
Ransomware Use
Confirmed
CWE
CWE-416
Status
published
Products (15)
adobe/flash_player
11.0 - 11.2.202.481
adobe/flash_player
13.0 - 13.0.0.302
adobe/flash_player
18.0 - 18.0.0.203 (3 CPE variants)
adobe/flash_player_desktop_runtime
18.0 - 18.0.0.203
opensuse/evergreen
11.4
redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop
5.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop
6.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_server
5.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_server
6.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_eus
6.6
... and 5 more
Published
Jul 14, 2015
KEV Added
Apr 13, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026