# CVE-2014-8439: Adobe Flash Player Dereferenced Pointer Vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2014-8439-adobe-flash-player-dereferenced-pointer-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-25. Updated: 2026-05-10  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2014-8439 · Severity: critical · CVSS 10 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2022-05-25

Adobe Flash Player and AIR contain a vulnerability in the handling of dereferenced memory pointers. Attackers can exploit this via unspecified vectors to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.

Technologies: [Adobe AIR](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/air), [Adobe Flash Player](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/flash-player). Vendors: [Adobe](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/adobe).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2014-8439 exploited in the wild?** Yes. CVE-2014-8439 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 25 May 2022. Treat it as urgent.

**How severe is CVE-2014-8439?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 10, published 25 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.258, 14.x and 15.x before 15.0.0.239 (Windows/OS X); before 11.2.202.424 (Linux); Adobe AIR before 15.0.0.293; Adobe AIR SDK before 15.0.0.302; Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 15.0.0.302.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2014-8439?** 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-2014-8439 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.

**Am I affected by CVE-2014-8439?** 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 13.0.0.258, 14.x and 15.x before 15.0.0.239 (Windows/OS X); before 11.2.202.424 (Linux)
- Adobe AIR before 15.0.0.293
- Adobe AIR SDK before 15.0.0.302
- Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 15.0.0.302

## Timeline

- 2014-11-25: disclosed: Initial vendor advisory APSB14-26 published
- 2022-05-25: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
- 2022-05-25: other: NVD publication date
- 2014-11-25: exploited: Reported as exploited in the wild in original advisory context

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