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CVE-2015-5119

Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Vulnerability

Published Jul 8, 2015 · updated Jun 16, 2026 · adobe flash player

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.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jul 8, 2015 · Catalog

    Detected

    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

  2. Mar 3, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

  3. Mar 24, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    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

Required action

The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

CISA due date Mar 24, 2022

Affected

  • cpe adobe/flash playerversion unspecified
  • cpe opensuse/evergreen11.4
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux desktop5.0
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux desktop6.0
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux eus6.6
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux server5.0
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux server6.0
  • vendor Adobe Flash Playerversion unspecified

Sources

  • CISA KEVCVE-2015-5119

    A use-after-free vulnerability exists within the ActionScript 3 ByteArray class in Adobe Flash Player that allows an attacker to perform remote code execution.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgCVE-2015-5119

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSCVE-2015-5119

    30-day exploitation probability 99.3%

    first.org
  • Exploit Database37523

    Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.

    exploit-db.com
  • Metasploit Modulesexploit_multi/browser/adobe_flash_hacking_team_uaf

    Public module reference (great). Module source is not copied into this catalog.

    rapid7.com
  • NIST NVDCVE-2015-5119

    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

    nvd.nist.gov

References