{"id":"CVE-2015-5123","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2015-5123","generatedAt":"2026-10-31T22:34:24.947Z","title":"Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Vulnerability","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.","published":"2015-07-14T10:59:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:28:31.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"psirt@adobe.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-416"],"affected":["redhat/enterprise linux desktop","redhat/enterprise linux server","redhat/enterprise linux server eus","redhat/enterprise linux workstation","opensuse/evergreen","suse/linux enterprise desktop","suse/linux enterprise workstation extension","adobe/flash player","adobe/flash player desktop runtime"],"epss":{"score":0.1883,"percentile":0.9728,"date":"2026-10-30","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2022-04-13","dueDate":"2022-05-04","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5123"},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 4 May 2022). 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