Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU5493

Use-after-free error in Adobe products - CVE-2015-3118

Published: January 30, 2017 / Updated: September 14, 2018

Vulnerability identifier: #VU5493

CSH Severity: High

CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-3118

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: Public exploit is available

Vulnerability details

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

The weakness exists due to use-after-free error. 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 of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.

Affected software

Adobe Flash Player for Linux
Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release
Adobe Flash Player
Adobe AIR
Gentoo Linux

How to mitigate CVE-2015-3118

Install update from vendor's website.

Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes

Exploit #943 - Adobe Flash AS2 - textfield.filters Use-After-Free (2) (March 18, 2020)

External References

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-16.html