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CVE-2015-5122

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.

Published

2015-07-14T10:59:00.213

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 9.8 (CRITICAL)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-416
Type: Secondary
CWE-416

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	adobe	flash_player	≤ 13.0.0.302	Yes
Application	adobe	flash_player	≤ 18.0.0.203	Yes
Application	adobe	flash_player_desktop_runtime	≤ 18.0.0.203	Yes
Operating System	apple	macos	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows	-	No
Application	adobe	flash_player	≤ 18.0.0.204	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	-	No
Application	adobe	flash_player	≤ 18.0.0.203	Yes
Application	adobe	flash_player	≤ 18.0.0.203	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_8	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_8.1	-	No
Application	adobe	flash_player	≤ 11.2.202.481	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	-	No
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_desktop	5.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_desktop	6.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_server	5.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_server	6.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_server_eus	6.6	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_workstation	5.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_workstation	6.0	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	evergreen	11.4	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_desktop	11	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_desktop	11	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_desktop	12	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_workstation_extension	12	Yes

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00028.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00029.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00032.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144050155601375&w=2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132663/Adobe-Flash-opaqueBackground-Use-After-Free.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1235.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/338736 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource ([email protected])
http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/browser/adobe_flash_opaque_background_uaf Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75712 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032890 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA15-195A Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource ([email protected])
https://h20564.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04796784 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://h20564.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04796784 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://h20564.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04796784 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://h20564.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04796784 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04952467 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa15-04.html Broken Link, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-18.html Broken Link, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://perception-point.io/2018/04/11/breaking-cfi-cve-2015-5122-coop/ Broken Link, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://perception-point.io/new/breaking-cfi.php Broken Link, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201508-01 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37599/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2015/07/cve-2015-5122_-_seco.html Broken Link, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00028.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00029.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00032.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144050155601375&w=2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132663/Adobe-Flash-opaqueBackground-Use-After-Free.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1235.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/338736 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/browser/adobe_flash_opaque_background_uaf Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75712 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032890 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA15-195A Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://h20564.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04796784 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://h20564.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04796784 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://h20564.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04796784 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://h20564.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04796784 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04952467 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa15-04.html Broken Link, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-18.html Broken Link, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://perception-point.io/2018/04/11/breaking-cfi-cve-2015-5122-coop/ Broken Link, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://perception-point.io/new/breaking-cfi.php Broken Link, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201508-01 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37599/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2015/07/cve-2015-5122_-_seco.html Broken Link, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)