Integer overflow in Adobe Flash Player
CVE-2014-0497
Integer underflow in Adobe Flash Player before 11.7.700.261 and 11.8.x through 12.0.x before 12.0.0.44 on Windows and Mac OS X, and before 11.2.202.336 on Linux, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.999 (100.0th percentile), scored .
Very high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — among the top 0.1% most-likely-to-be-exploited CVEs. 100th percentile — 100.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.999 · newest: 0.999 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- Adobe Flash Player
- Apple macOS
- Apple Mac OS X
- Google Chrome
- Google Chrome OS
- Linux Kernel
- Microsoft Windows
- openSUSE — versions 11.4, 12.3, 13.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 5.0, 6.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Eus — versions 6.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on . CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.
BOD 22-01 due date: .
Required action: The impacted product is end-of-life (EoL) and/or end-of-service (EoS). Users should discontinue utilization of the product.
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33212 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-04.html (Patch, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2014/02/stable-channel-update.html (Release Notes)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00006.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0137.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.osvdb.org/102849 (vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/65327 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- secunia.com/advisories/56799 (Third Party Advisory, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1029715 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- secunia.com/advisories/56737 (Third Party Advisory, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-0497?
- CVE-2014-0497 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, classified under Integer Underflow. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2014-02-05.
- How severe is CVE-2014-0497?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2014-0497 known to be exploited?
- Yes. CVE-2014-0497 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2024-09-17), indicating it is being actively exploited. 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.