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CVE-2015-5123

76
FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-5123 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player's ActionScript 3 BitmapData class, affecting various versions across Windows, OS X, and Linux. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via crafted Flash content. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), it poses a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This vulnerability was actively exploited in the wild in July 2015, as confirmed by its presence in the CISA KEV catalog, and has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
18.49%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
96.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
Added to KEV · Apr 13, 2022
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1849 is in the 93rd percentile among its peer group of 36,829 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)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 SupplementaryFixed in: flash-plugin-0:11.2.202.491-1.el5
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: flash-plugin-0:11.2.202.491-1.el6_6
View patch
adobevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2015-5123Critical

flash-plugin: two code execution issues in APSA15-04 / APSB15-18

Jul 10, 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/new-zero-day-vulnerability-cve-2015-5123-in-adobe-flash-emerges-from-hacking-team-leak
Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00028.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00029.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00032.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
marc.info
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2015-1235.html
Third Party Advisory
h20564.www2.hp.com / portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay
Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
helpx.adobe.com / security/products/flash-player/apsa15-04.html
Broken LinkVendor Advisory
helpx.adobe.com / security/products/flash-player/apsb15-18.html
Broken LinkVendor Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201508-01
Third Party Advisory
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/918568
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
securityfocus.com / bid/75710
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1032890
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
us-cert.gov / ncas/alerts/TA15-195A
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource