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TI-2015-04299 Aliases CVE-2015-5120GHSA-q8rp-9m58-mhxh

Adobe Shockwave Player before 12.1.9.159 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or…

Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Adobe Shockwave Player before 12.1.9.159 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-5121.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03798 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 12.1.8.158VulnerableAdobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:shockwave_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 12.1.8.158 Vulnerable ·Adobe

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-5120
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q8rp-9m58-mhxh
  3. 2026-11-02 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2010-03478 The Director module (dirapi.dll) in Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.5.9.615 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2007-05680 Stack-based buffer overflow in the SWCtl.SWCtl ActiveX control in Adobe Shockwave allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2012-01804 Adobe Shockwave Player before 11.6.5.635 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2009-03088 Heap-based buffer overflow in the SwDir.dll ActiveX control in Adobe Shockwave Player… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2005-03348 Stack-based buffer overflow in an ActiveX control for the installer for Adobe Macromedia… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2013-00529 Stack-based buffer overflow in Adobe Shockwave Player before 12.0.0.112 allows attackers… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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Sources

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