critical
CVE-2015-5122
flash-plugin: two code execution issues in APSA15-04 / APSB15-18
In the Trivy database since at least 24 Oct 2026, 07:11 UTCWhen it arrived before that build is not recorded.
Severity by source
NVD9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Red Hat6.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Trivy's own label is CRITICAL. Rated critical by NVD, Red Hat. Rated lower by Ubuntu (medium).
Description
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.
Affected packages and fixed versions
| Source | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| ubuntu 12.04 | adobe-flashplugin, flashplugin-nonfree | 1:20150714.1-0precise1 and 1 more |
| ubuntu 14.04 | adobe-flashplugin, flashplugin-nonfree | 1:20150714.1-0trusty1 and 1 more |
| ubuntu 14.10 | adobe-flashplugin, flashplugin-nonfree | 1:20150714.1-0utopic1 and 1 more |
| ubuntu 15.04 | adobe-flashplugin, flashplugin-nonfree | 1:20150714.1-0vivid1 and 1 more |
Show all 8 entries from 4 sources
| Source | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| ubuntu 12.04 | adobe-flashplugin | 1:20150714.1-0precise1 |
| ubuntu 12.04 | flashplugin-nonfree | 11.2.202.481ubuntu0.12.04.2 |
| ubuntu 14.04 | adobe-flashplugin | 1:20150714.1-0trusty1 |
| ubuntu 14.04 | flashplugin-nonfree | 11.2.202.481ubuntu0.14.04.2 |
| ubuntu 14.10 | adobe-flashplugin | 1:20150714.1-0utopic1 |
| ubuntu 14.10 | flashplugin-nonfree | 11.2.202.481ubuntu0.14.10.2 |
| ubuntu 15.04 | adobe-flashplugin | 1:20150714.1-0vivid1 |
| ubuntu 15.04 | flashplugin-nonfree | 11.2.202.481ubuntu0.15.04.2 |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00028.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00029.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00032.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144050155601375&w=2
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132663/Adobe-Flash-opaqueBackground-Use-After-Free.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1235.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/338736
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/browser/adobe_flash_opaque_background_uaf
All 26 references
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75712
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032890
- http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA15-195A
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5122
- https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/196
- https://h20564.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04796784
- https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04952467
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa15-04.html
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-18.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5122
- https://perception-point.io/2018/04/11/breaking-cfi-cve-2015-5122-coop/
- https://perception-point.io/new/breaking-cfi.php
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201508-01
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-5122
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5122
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37599/
- https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2015/07/cve-2015-5122_-_seco.html