Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Vulnerability (CVE-2015-5122)
Severity: critical · Patch status: unpatched · Since 2022-04-13 · CVE-2015-5122
Use-after-free vulnerability in the DisplayObject class in the ActionScript 3 (AS3) implementation in Adobe Flash Player allows remote attackers to execute code or cause a denial-of-service (DoS). CISA added CVE-2015-5122 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Apr 13, 2022, which means attackers are exploiting it in the wild.
What to do
- The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
- US federal agencies must remediate by May 4, 2022 (BOD 22-01); treat that as the outer limit.
Sources
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