CVE-2014-0569

9.3 · HIGH

Published Oct 15, 2014 adobe CWE-190 EPSS 91.58% (100th pctl) AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Overview

CVE-2014-0569 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting adobe flash_player. It was published on October 15, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical Description

Integer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.250 and 14.x and 15.x before 15.0.0.189 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.411 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 15.0.0.293, Adobe AIR SDK before 15.0.0.302, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 15.0.0.302 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

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

Vendor	Product	Status
adobe	flash_player	Affected
adobe	flash_player_desktop_runtime	Affected
adobe	air_desktop_runtime	Affected
adobe	air_sdk	Affected

References

Ref helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-22.html Ref lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-11/msg00002.html Ref lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00013.html Ref lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-10/msg00033.html Ref rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1648.html Ref secunia.com/advisories/61980 Ref www.securityfocus.com/bid/70441 Ref www.securitytracker.com/id/1031019 Ref www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-14-365/ Ref helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-22.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2014-0569?

CVE-2014-0569 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting adobe flash_player. It was published on October 15, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2014-0569?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3, 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-2014-0569?

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