CVE-2015-5122

Severity

99%

Complexity

99%

Confidentiality

165%

CWE-416: Use After Free

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.

CWE-416: Use After Free

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 9.9. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C).

Overview

First reported 9 years ago

2015-07-14 10:59:00

Last updated 5 years ago

2019-10-09 23:14:00

Affected Software

Red Hat Desktop 5.0

5.0

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0

6.0

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0

6.0

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6.0

6.0

openSUSE Evergreen 11.4

11.4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3

11

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 Service Pack 4

11

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12

12

SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12

12

References

SUSE-SU-2015:1255

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory

SUSE-SU-2015:1258

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory

openSUSE-SU-2015:1267

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory

HPSBMU03409

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132663/Adobe-Flash-opaqueBackground-Use-After-Free.html

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

RHSA-2015:1235

Third Party Advisory

VU#338736

Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource

http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/browser/adobe_flash_opaque_background_uaf

Third Party Advisory

75712

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

1032890

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

TA15-195A

Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource

HPSBHF03509

Third Party Advisory

https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04952467

Third Party Advisory

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa15-04.html

Vendor Advisory

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-18.html

Vendor Advisory

https://perception-point.io/2018/04/11/breaking-cfi-cve-2015-5122-coop/

Third Party Advisory

https://perception-point.io/new/breaking-cfi.php

Third Party Advisory

GLSA-201508-01

Third Party Advisory

37599

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2015/07/cve-2015-5122_-_seco.html

Third Party Advisory

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