ID:1799 - Exploit for “Use-after-free” error in Adobe products - CVE-2015-5122

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ID:1799 - Exploit for “Use-after-free” error in Adobe products - CVE-2015-5122

Published: March 18, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU5468
Vulnerability risk: Critical
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-5122
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release
Adobe Flash Player for Linux
Adobe Flash Player

Link to public exploit:


Vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists due to use-after-free error in the ActionScript 3 opaqueBackground class. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web site, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.

Successful exploitation results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.

Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.