CVE-2015-5122
Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Adobe Flash PlayerApplications & CMS
CVSS
7.8HighExploit odds (EPSS)93.9%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed inNone listedNo source names a fixed version. Check the vendor advisory below
CISA required actionThe impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use. CISA KEV
What fixes it
No source in this snapshot names a fixed version. The vendor advisories under References are the place to check.
Timeline
- 6 Jul 2015Exploit code publicMetasploit
- 14 Jul 2015, 10:00 UTCPublishedCVE List
- 13 Apr 2022Added to CISA KEVCISA KEV
Public exploit code and templates 2
- Exploit moduleAdobe Flash opaqueBackground Use After Free 6 Jul 2015Metasploit
- Remote exploitAdobe Flash - opaqueBackground Use-After-Free (Metasploit) 13 Jul 2015Exploit-DB
Listed so defenders can prioritize. Threatline links to the source and does not host exploit code.
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the DisplayObject class in the ActionScript 3 (AS3) implementation in Adobe Flash Player allows remote attackers to execute code or cause a denial-of-service (DoS).
Text from CVE List
Affected versions 1
- n/aaffected: n/aCVE List
References 12
- h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04952467Advisoryvia CVE List
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-18.htmlAdvisoryvia CVE List
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201508-01Advisoryvia CVE List
- h20564.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04796784Advisoryvia CVE List
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa15-04.htmlAdvisoryvia CVE List
- exploit-db.com/exploits/37599/Exploitvia CVE List
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5122Referencevia CISA KEV
- fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2015/07/cve-2015-5122_-_seco.htmlReferencevia CVE List
- perception-point.io/2018/04/11/breaking-cfi-cve-2015-5122-coop/Referencevia CVE List
- perception-point.io/new/breaking-cfi.phpReferencevia CVE List
- cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-5122Referencevia CVE List
- github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/196Referencevia CVE List