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TI-2015-04302 Aliases CVE-2015-5123GHSA-6hpg-rw47-66vr

Use-after-free vulnerability in the BitmapData class in the ActionScript 3 (AS3)…

Priority CRITICAL 100Exploited in the wildCWE-416Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2022-04-13CISA due date 2022-05-04
EPSS 0.1883 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Active
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

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

CPE configurations NVD · 19

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.6VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:evergreen:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.4VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*11 sp3VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*11 sp4VulnerableSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.6 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:evergreen:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.4 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11 sp3 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11 sp4 Vulnerable ·SUSE
Show 9 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_workstation_extension:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.0 – 11.2.202.481VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onLinux
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:*13.0 – 13.0.0.302VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:chrome:*:*:*18.0 – 18.0.0.203VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_desktop_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*18.0 – 18.0.0.203VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onApple
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_workstation_extension:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0 – 11.2.202.481 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:esr:*:*:* Versions 13.0 – 13.0.0.302 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:chrome:*:*:* Versions 18.0 – 18.0.0.203 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player_desktop_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.0 – 18.0.0.203 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2015:1235 Released 2015-07-16 · Red Hat rating Critical
    flash-plugin security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) flash-plugin-11.2.202.491-1.el5.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) flash-plugin-11.2.202.491-1.el6_6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) flash-plugin-11.2.202.491-1.el5.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) flash-plugin-11.2.202.491-1.el6_6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) flash-plugin-11.2.202.491-1.el6_6

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Critical. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5)Fixed RHSA-2015:1235
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1235
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5)Fixed RHSA-2015:1235
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1235
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1235

Timeline

  1. 2022-04-13 Added to CISA KEV
  2. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-5123
  3. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6hpg-rw47-66vr

References

Advisory 12

  • TI-2016-03560 Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.242 and earlier allows remote… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-03506 Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.226 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-00925 Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.197 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2015-04301 Use-after-free vulnerability in the DisplayObject class in the ActionScript 3 (AS3)… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2015-04298 Use-after-free vulnerability in the ByteArray class in the ActionScript 3 (AS3)… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2015-02747 Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.296 and 14.x through 18.x… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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