flash-plugin: code execution issue in APSA15-03 / APSB15-16
Published Jul 8, 2015 ·Due Mar 24, 2022
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 99.33%
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the ByteArray class in the ActionScript 3 (AS3) implementation in Adobe Flash Player 13.x through 13.0.0.296 and 14.x through 18.0.0.194 on Windows and OS X and 11.x through 11.2.202.468 on Linux 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 products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≥ 13.0.0.182 · ≤ 13.0.0296
- ≥ 14.0.0.125 · ≤ 18.0.0.194
Configuration 2
- ≤ 11.2.202.468
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 3
- 5.0
- 6.0
- 6.6
- 5.0
- 6.0
- 6.6
- 5.0
- 6.0
- 5.0
- 6.0
Configuration 4
- 11.4
- 13.1
- 13.2
- 11
- 11
- 12
- 12
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Supplementary
flash-plugin-0:11.2.202.481-1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1214
Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
flash-plugin-0:11.2.202.481-1.el6_6
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1214
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Supplementary | flash-plugin-0:11.2.202.481-1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1214 |
| Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | flash-plugin-0:11.2.202.481-1.el6_6 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1214 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (CISA ADP) ▾
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Date Added
Mar 3, 2022
Patch Due
Mar 24, 2022
Required Action
The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
ActiveAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Nov 17, 2025 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (21 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 99.33% (0.99326) | 99.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 99.34% (0.99344) | 99.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 93.32% (0.93324) | 99.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 97.28% (0.97285) | 99.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 17, 2024 | 97.31% (0.97315) | 99.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 97.41% (0.97409) | 99.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 97.44% (0.97436) | 99.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 14, 2024 | 97.40% (0.97396) | 99.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 97.36% (0.97356) | 99.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 21, 2023 | 97.24% (0.97241) | 99.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 11, 2023 | 97.42% (0.97421) | 99.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 8, 2023 | 97.44% (0.97440) | 99.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 5, 2023 | 97.45% (0.97451) | 99.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 3, 2023 | 97.49% (0.97488) | 99.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 1, 2023 | 97.42% (0.97421) | 99.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 97.38% (0.97380) | 99.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 28, 2023 | 97.37% (0.97372) | 99.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 97.44% (0.97435) | 99.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 91.01% (0.91006) | 99.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| May 11, 2022 | 91.01% (0.91006) | 99.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 93.58% (0.93579) | 99.93th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (23)
- http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/unpatched-flash-player-flaws-more-pocs-found-in-hacking-team-leak/ x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00015.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00016.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00017.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00018.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1214.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://twitter.com/w3bd3vil/statuses/618168863708962816 x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/561288 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/browser/adobe_flash_hacking_team_uaf x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75568 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032809 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA15-195A third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5119 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1240832 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/196 issue-trackingIssue Tracking
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa15-03.html x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-16.html x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5119
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132600/Adobe-Flash-Player-ByteArray-Use-After-Free.html x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-13 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-5119 government-resourceUS Government Resource
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5119
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