CVE-2014-0502
What it is
Double free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 11.7.700.269 and 11.8.x through 12.0.x before 12.0.0.70 on Windows and Mac OS X and before 11.2.202.341 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 4.0.0.1628 on Android, Adobe AIR SDK before 4.0.0.1628, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 4.0.0.1628 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in February 2014.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in, but needs a user to act. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- In the wild
- CISA lists this as exploited in real attacks. Treat as urgent.
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- 2024-09-17 Exploited in the wildAdded to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list
- 2024-10-08 Remediation deadlineCISA's due date for federal agencies to fix it
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: yes, CISA lists it. This puts it above everything that is not.
- Exploit odds: 24.8% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 8.8 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Added to CISA KEV
- 2024-09-17
- Exploit probability
- 24.8% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-415
- Record status
- Analyzed
Affected
- Adobe Flash Player < 11.7.700.269
- Adobe Flash Player < 12.0.0.70
- Adobe Air Sdk < 4.0.0.1628
- Adobe Flash Player < 11.2.202.341
- Adobe Air < 4.0.0.1628
- Opensuse 11.4
- Opensuse 12.3
- Opensuse 13.1
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 8.8
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
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Fix and advisories
- http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-07.html
- http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-07.html
References
- http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-07.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00014.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00015.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00017.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0196.html
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201405-04.xml
- http://www.alienvault.com/open-threat-exchange/blog/analysis-of-an-attack-exploiting-the-adobe-zero-day-cve-2014-0502/
- https://volatility-labs.blogspot.com/2014/04/building-decoder-for-cve-2014-0502.html
- http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-07.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00014.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00015.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00017.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0196.html
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201405-04.xml
- http://www.alienvault.com/open-threat-exchange/blog/analysis-of-an-attack-exploiting-the-adobe-zero-day-cve-2014-0502/
- https://volatility-labs.blogspot.com/2014/04/building-decoder-for-cve-2014-0502.html
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-0502