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CVE-2015-5123

flash-plugin: two code execution issues in APSA15-04 / APSB15-18

Published Modified CWE 416
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 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.

Affected packages and fixed versions

SourcePackageFixed in
ubuntu 12.04adobe-flashplugin, flashplugin-nonfree1:20150714.1-0precise1 and 1 more
ubuntu 14.04adobe-flashplugin, flashplugin-nonfree1:20150714.1-0trusty1 and 1 more
ubuntu 14.10adobe-flashplugin, flashplugin-nonfree1:20150714.1-0utopic1 and 1 more
ubuntu 15.04adobe-flashplugin, flashplugin-nonfree1:20150714.1-0vivid1 and 1 more
Show all 8 entries from 4 sources
SourcePackageFixed in
ubuntu 12.04adobe-flashplugin1:20150714.1-0precise1
ubuntu 12.04flashplugin-nonfree11.2.202.481ubuntu0.12.04.2
ubuntu 14.04adobe-flashplugin1:20150714.1-0trusty1
ubuntu 14.04flashplugin-nonfree11.2.202.481ubuntu0.14.04.2
ubuntu 14.10adobe-flashplugin1:20150714.1-0utopic1
ubuntu 14.10flashplugin-nonfree11.2.202.481ubuntu0.14.10.2
ubuntu 15.04adobe-flashplugin1:20150714.1-0vivid1
ubuntu 15.04flashplugin-nonfree11.2.202.481ubuntu0.15.04.2

References

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