CVE-2015-5123Use-after-free vulnerability in the BitmapData 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 a…
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CISA lists it as known exploited since Apr 13, 2022; federal agencies had to remediate by May 4, 2022. Treat that date as your deadline.
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Use-after-free vulnerability in the BitmapData 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 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 Apr 13, 2022; federal remediation due May 4, 2022The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 18.83% (percentile 97)
- Assigned by
- adobe
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Nov 17, 2025
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop | 5.0; 6.0 | NVD |
redhat enterprise_linux_server redhat:enterprise_linux_server | 5.0; 6.0 | NVD |
redhat enterprise_linux_server_eus redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus | 6.6 | NVD |
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation | 5.0; 6.0 | NVD |
opensuse evergreen opensuse:evergreen | 11.4 | 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 |
adobe flash_player adobe:flash_player | from 11.0 through 11.2.202.481; from 13.0 through 13.0.0.302; from 18.0 through 18.0.0.203 | NVD |
adobe flash_player_desktop_runtime adobe:flash_player_desktop_runtime | from 18.0 through 18.0.0.203 | NVD |
References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032890vdb-entry, x-refsource-sectrack, broken-link, third-party-advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00028.htmlvendor-advisory, x-refsource-suse, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
- http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/new-zero-day-vulnerability-cve-2015-5123-in-adobe-flash-emerges-from-hacking-team-leak/x-refsource-misc, broken-link, third-party-advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144050155601375&w=2vendor-advisory, x-refsource-hp, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
- http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA15-195Athird-party-advisory, x-refsource-cert, us-government-resource
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-18.htmlx-refsource-confirm, broken-link, vendor-advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/918568third-party-advisory, x-refsource-cert-vn, us-government-resource
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00029.htmlvendor-advisory, x-refsource-suse, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201508-01vendor-advisory, x-refsource-gentoo, third-party-advisory
- https://h20564.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04796784vendor-advisory, x-refsource-hp, broken-link, third-party-advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1235.htmlvendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat, third-party-advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75710vdb-entry, x-refsource-bid, broken-link, third-party-advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00032.htmlvendor-advisory, x-refsource-suse, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa15-04.htmlx-refsource-confirm, broken-link, vendor-advisory
- https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/196issue-tracking
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-5123us-government-resource
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