CVEs / CVE-2014-0497
CVE-2014-0497: Adobe Flash Player Integer Underflow Vulnerablity
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 17 Sep 2024
- critical 9.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 99.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
Adobe Flash Player contains an integer underflow vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Description
Integer underflow in Adobe Flash Player before 11.7.700.261 and 11.8.x through 12.0.x before 12.0.0.44 on Windows and Mac OS X, and before 11.2.202.336 on Linux, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| n/a n/a | n/a | — |
| adobe flash_player | before 11.7.700.261 | 11.7.700.261 |
| adobe flash_player | from 12.0.0, up to and including 12.0.0.44 | — |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 17 Sep 2024 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 8 Oct 2024 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | The impacted product is end-of-life (EoL) and/or end-of-service (EoS). Users should discontinue utilization of the product. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 9.8 criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-191 |
References
- CVE-2014-0497 on NVD
- CVE-2014-0497 in the CISA KEV catalog
- https://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/end-of-life-alternative.html#eol-alternative-faq (cited by CISA)
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2014/02/stable-channel-update.html Release Notes
- http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-04.html Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00000.html Mailing List
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00001.html Mailing List
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00006.html Mailing List
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0137.html Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56437 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56737 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56780 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56799 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56839 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33212 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.osvdb.org/102849 Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65327 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029715 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90884 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-0497 US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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