CVE-2015-5119Use-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 t…
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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.
- CVSS
- 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-416
- Known exploited
- Added to CISA KEV Mar 3, 2022; federal remediation due Mar 24, 2022The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 99.34% (percentile 100)
- Assigned by
- adobe
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Nov 17, 2025
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
adobe flash_player adobe:flash_player | from 13.0.0.182 through 13.0.0296; from 14.0.0.125 through 18.0.0.194; through 11.2.202.468 | NVD |
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop | 5.0; 6.0 | NVD |
redhat enterprise_linux_eus redhat:enterprise_linux_eus | 6.6 | NVD |
redhat enterprise_linux_server redhat:enterprise_linux_server | 5.0; 6.0 | NVD |
redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus | 6.6 | NVD |
redhat enterprise_linux_server_from_rhui redhat:enterprise_linux_server_from_rhui | 5.0; 6.0 | NVD |
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation | 5.0; 6.0 | NVD |
opensuse evergreen opensuse:evergreen | 11.4 | NVD |
opensuse opensuse opensuse:opensuse | 13.1; 13.2 | NVD |
suse linux_enterprise_desktop suse:linux_enterprise_desktop | 11; 11; 12 | NVD |
suse linux_enterprise_workstation_extension suse:linux_enterprise_workstation_extension | 12 | NVD |
References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032809vdb-entry, x-refsource-sectrack, broken-link, third-party-advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75568vdb-entry, x-refsource-bid, broken-link, third-party-advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00015.htmlvendor-advisory, x-refsource-suse, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
- http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA15-195Athird-party-advisory, x-refsource-cert, us-government-resource
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00017.htmlvendor-advisory, x-refsource-suse, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1214.htmlvendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat, third-party-advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00018.htmlvendor-advisory, x-refsource-suse, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-13vendor-advisory, x-refsource-gentoo, third-party-advisory
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/browser/adobe_flash_hacking_team_uafx-refsource-misc, third-party-advisory
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa15-03.htmlx-refsource-confirm, broken-link, patch, vendor-advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/561288third-party-advisory, x-refsource-cert-vn, us-government-resource
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-16.htmlx-refsource-confirm, broken-link, patch, vendor-advisory
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132600/Adobe-Flash-Player-ByteArray-Use-After-Free.htmlx-refsource-misc, exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00016.htmlvendor-advisory, x-refsource-suse, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
- http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/unpatched-flash-player-flaws-more-pocs-found-in-hacking-team-leak/x-refsource-misc, broken-link
- http://twitter.com/w3bd3vil/statuses/618168863708962816x-refsource-misc, broken-link
- https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/196issue-tracking
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-5119us-government-resource
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