flash-plugin: two code execution issues in APSA15-04 / APSB15-18
Published Jul 14, 2015 ·Due May 4, 2022
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 93.98%
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 products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≥ 13.0 · ≤ 13.0.0.302
- ≥ 18.0 · ≤ 18.0.0.203
- ≥ 18.0 · ≤ 18.0.0.203
Configuration 2
- ≥ 18.0 · ≤ 18.0.0.204
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 3
- ≥ 18.0 · ≤ 18.0.0.203
- ≥ 18.0 · ≤ 18.0.0.203
Running on/with
- n/a
- n/a
Configuration 4
- ≥ 11.0 · ≤ 11.2.202.481
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 5
- 5.0
- 6.0
- 5.0
- 6.0
- 6.6
- 5.0
- 6.0
Configuration 6
- 11.4
- 11
- 11
- 12
- 12
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Supplementary
flash-plugin-0:11.2.202.491-1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1235
Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
flash-plugin-0:11.2.202.491-1.el6_6
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1235
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Supplementary | flash-plugin-0:11.2.202.491-1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1235 |
| Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | flash-plugin-0:11.2.202.491-1.el6_6 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1235 |
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
Apr 13, 2022
Patch Due
May 4, 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 2, 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 (24 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 93.98% (0.93978) | 99.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 93.60% (0.93600) | 99.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 92.83% (0.92827) | 99.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 97.30% (0.97297) | 99.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 3, 2024 | 97.35% (0.97354) | 99.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 15, 2024 | 97.31% (0.97314) | 99.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 14, 2024 | 97.30% (0.97304) | 99.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 26, 2024 | 97.31% (0.97314) | 99.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 25, 2024 | 97.30% (0.97304) | 99.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 20, 2024 | 97.31% (0.97314) | 99.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 6, 2024 | 97.25% (0.97248) | 99.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 27, 2023 | 97.16% (0.97164) | 99.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 14, 2023 | 97.36% (0.97361) | 99.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 13, 2023 | 97.41% (0.97413) | 99.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 9, 2023 | 97.44% (0.97436) | 99.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 97.35% (0.97352) | 99.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 7, 2023 | 97.19% (0.97189) | 99.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 97.21% (0.97213) | 99.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 6, 2023 | 97.30% (0.97295) | 99.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 3, 2023 | 97.31% (0.97315) | 99.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 97.30% (0.97296) | 99.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 91.01% (0.91006) | 99.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| May 17, 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 (27)
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