CVE-2015-5119Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Vulnerability

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.

9.8 CRITICALEPSS 98.61%⚡ Known Exploited (CISA KEV)NVD: Analyzed

Last updated: 2026-06-17 00:28 UTC

OverviewCVSS details

9.8CRITICALCVSS 3.1

Score source: NVD
NVD status: Analyzed
Published: Jul 8, 2015
Assigner: adobe

Affected

flash player (adobe)

Versions: 13.0.0.182 through 13.0.0296 · 14.0.0.125 through 18.0.0.194

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Exploitation

Public exploit: Yes · 1 reference
CISA KEV: Listed · Mar 3, 2022
KEV due date: Mar 24, 2022
Ransomware use: Unknown
SSVC: Exploitation active · Automatable no · Impact total

EPSS · FIRST, scored Nov 8

98.61%chance of exploitation in 30 days

Higher than 99.92% of CVEs

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

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

CVSS 3.1 · CISA-ADP

7.8High

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

Attack vector: Local
Attack complexity: Low
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality impact: High
Integrity impact: High
Availability impact: High

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

10.0High

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Attack vector: Network
Attack complexity: Low
Authentication: None
Confidentiality impact: Complete
Integrity impact: Complete
Availability impact: Complete

NVD status: Analyzed

Overview Affected Products References

NVD CVE.org

Overview

Severity

Score	Severity	Version	Vector String
9.8	CRITICAL	3.1NVD	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8	HIGH	3.1CISA-ADP	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
10.0	HIGH	2.0NVD	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CISA required action

⚡ Known exploited · remediation due Mar 24, 2022

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

Details

CVE ID: CVE-2015-5119
Status: Analyzed
Assigner (CNA): adobe
Published: Jul 8, 2015
Last modified: 2026-06-17 00:28 UTC
Weaknesses: CWE-416
CWE-119

Sources

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