CVE-2014-0497: Adobe Flash Player Integer Underflow Vulnerablity

CVE-2014-0497 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2024-09-17

Adobe Flash Player contains an integer underflow vulnerability (CWE-191) that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors. The vulnerability affects multiple versions across Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux platforms.

Technologies: Adobe AIR, Adobe Flash Player. Vendors: Adobe.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2014-0497 exploited in the wild?
Yes. CVE-2014-0497 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 17 September 2024. Treat it as urgent.
How severe is CVE-2014-0497?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.8, published 17 September 2024.
Which products and versions are affected?
Adobe Flash Player before 11.7.700.261; Adobe Flash Player 11.8.x through 12.0.x before 12.0.0.44; Adobe Flash Player before 11.2.202.336 on Linux.
Is there a fix for CVE-2014-0497?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2014-0497 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2014-0497?
Check whether you run Adobe AIR or Adobe Flash Player. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Affected products

  • Adobe Flash Player before 11.7.700.261
  • Adobe Flash Player 11.8.x through 12.0.x before 12.0.0.44
  • Adobe Flash Player before 11.2.202.336 on Linux

Timeline

  • 2014-02-04: advisory: Adobe released security bulletin APSB14-04
  • 2024-09-17: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
  • 2024-09-17: disclosed: NVD publication date

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