CVE-2015-5119 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability in the ByteArray class of Adobe Flash Player, impacting versions across Windows, OS X, and Linux. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service through specially crafted Flash content. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vulnerability has been actively exploited in the wild, with public exploit modules available in Metasploit and extensive community discussion, indicating widespread awareness and potential for continued abuse.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 13.0.0.182, <= 13.0.0296CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 14.0.0.125, <= 18.0.0.194CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 11.2.202.468CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.