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CVE-2015-5119

98
FAUCET Score

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.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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 Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
99.34%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
Added to KEV · Mar 3, 2022
Metasploit: Adobe Flash Player ByteArray Use After Free · Jul 6, 2015
ExploitDB: EDB-37523 · Jul 8, 2015
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.9934 is in the 100th percentile among its peer group of 36,821 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

adobepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 SupplementaryFixed in: flash-plugin-0:11.2.202.481-1.el5
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: flash-plugin-0:11.2.202.481-1.el6_6
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2015-5119Critical

flash-plugin: code execution issue in APSA15-03 / APSB15-16

Jul 7, 2015

References

github.com / cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/196
Issue Tracking
cisa.gov / known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
US Government Resource
blog.trendmicro.com / trendlabs-security-intelligence/unpatched-flash-player-flaws-more-pocs-found-in-hacking-team-leak
Broken Link
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00015.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00016.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00017.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00018.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2015-1214.html
Third Party Advisory
helpx.adobe.com / security/products/flash-player/apsa15-03.html
Broken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
helpx.adobe.com / security/products/flash-player/apsb15-16.html
Broken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
packetstormsecurity.com / files/132600/Adobe-Flash-Player-ByteArray-Use-After-Free.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201507-13
Third Party Advisory
twitter.com / w3bd3vil/statuses/618168863708962816
Broken Link
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/561288
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
rapid7.com / db/modules/exploit/multi/browser/adobe_flash_hacking_team_uaf
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/75568
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1032809
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
us-cert.gov / ncas/alerts/TA15-195A
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource