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CVE-2014-0502

8.8 · HIGHActively Exploited

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…

Published Feb 21, 2014adobeCWE-415EPSS 24.82%

Overview

CVE-2014-0502 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting adobe flash_player. It was published on February 21, 2014 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH). This vulnerability is listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, indicating active exploitation in the wild.

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from adobe. Update flash_player to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
adobeflash_player>= 0, < 11.7.700.269Affected
adobeadobe_air_sdk>= 0, < 4.0.0.1628Affected
adobeadobe_air>= 0, < 4.0.0.1628Affected

References

Refhelpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-07.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00014.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00015.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00017.htmlRefrhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0196.htmlRefsecurity.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201405-04.xmlRefwww.alienvault.com/open-threat-exchange/blog/analysis-of-an-attack-exploiting-the-adobe-zero-day-cve-2014-0502/Refvolatility-labs.blogspot.com/2014/04/building-decoder-for-cve-2014-0502.htmlRefhelpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-07.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00014.html

How CyberStrike helps

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-0502?

CVE-2014-0502 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting adobe flash_player. It was published on February 21, 2014 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH). This vulnerability is listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, indicating active exploitation in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2014-0502?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2014-0502?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from adobe. Update flash_player to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2014-0502?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2014-0502 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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