Vulnerability Intelligence Report
Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Vulnerability
CVE-2015-5119
Use-after-free vulnerability in the ByteArray class in the ActionScript 3 (AS3) implementation in Adobe Flash Player 13.x through 13.0.0.296 and 14.x through 18.0.0.194 on Windows and OS X and 11.x through 11.2.202.468 on Linux 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.
CISA KEV
SSVC: Active Exploitation
CVSS Base Score
7.8
HIGH
Exploitability:1.9
Impact Score:5.9
EPSS Probability:99.34%
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-416 ↗CWE-416 Use After Free
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| adobe | flash_player | all |
| apple | mac_os_x | all |
| microsoft | windows | all |
| linux | linux_kernel | all |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | 5.0, 6.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_eus | 6.6 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server | 5.0, 6.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_aus | 6.6 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_from_rhui | 5.0, 6.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_workstation | 5.0, 6.0 |
| opensuse | evergreen | 11.4 |
| opensuse | opensuse | 13.1, 13.2 |
| suse | linux_enterprise_desktop | 11, 12 |
| suse | linux_enterprise_workstation_extension | 12 |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Adobe Systems Incorporated · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2015-06-26T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2015-07-08T14:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2015-07-05 |
| Last Updated | 2025-11-17T19:55:30 |
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