CVE-2014-0553

10.0 · HIGH

Published Sep 10, 2014adobeEPSS 9.57%AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Overview

CVE-2014-0553 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting adobe adobe_air_sdk. It was published on September 10, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.244 and 14.x and 15.x before 15.0.0.152 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.406 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 15.0.0.249 on Windows and OS X and before 15.0.0.252 on Android, Adobe AIR SDK before 15.0.0.249, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 15.0.0.249 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from adobe. Update adobe_air_sdk 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

Vendor	Product	Status
adobe	adobe_air_sdk	Affected
adobe	flash_player	Affected
adobe	adobe_air	Affected

References

Refhelpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-21.html Reflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00006.html Reflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00016.html Reflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00021.html Refsecunia.com/advisories/61089 Refsecurity.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201409-05.xml Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/69707 Refwww.securitytracker.com/id/1030822 Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95823 Refhelpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-21.html

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-0553?

CVE-2014-0553 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting adobe adobe_air_sdk. It was published on September 10, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2014-0553?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0, 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-2014-0553?

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2014-0553?

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