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CVE-2015-5119 is an Adobe Flash Player memory-safety flaw that was exploited in the wild in July 2015. A user who opens crafted Flash content could have code run in their session or experience a crash. Business urgency is highest where legacy Flash remains installed or enabled. Exposure is most likely on legacy endpoints, kiosk systems, old browsers, or application stacks that still include affected Adobe Flash Player versions. The bundle does not identify modern supported products beyond Adobe Flash Player and Linux distribution packages referenced by vendor advisories. Prioritize remediation if any Flash remains in production. This is an old but proven-exploited vulnerability, so the main business risk is unmanaged legacy software rather than newly emerging exposure. Mitigation focus: Inventory endpoints and browsers for Adobe Flash Player installations.; Upgrade according to Adobe APSB15-16 or relevant Linux vendor advisories.; Remove or disable Flash Player where it is not strictly required..
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- High
- CVSS
- 7.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- Yes
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H1.85.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
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7.8HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- GLSA-201507-13CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsa15-03.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb15-16.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132600/Adobe-Flash-Player-ByteArray-Use-After-Free.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-5119CVE reference · government-resource
- https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/196CVE reference · issue-tracking
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