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.

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.

EPSS: 0.999 (100.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Adobe Flash_player
Apple Macos
Apple Mac_os_x
Google Chrome
Google Chrome_os
Linux Linux_kernel
Microsoft Windows
Opensuse — versions 11.4, 12.3, 13.1
Redhat Enterprise_linux_desktop — versions 5.0, 6.0
Redhat Enterprise_linux_eus — versions 6.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-191 — Integer Underflow

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2024-09-17. 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: 2024-10-08.

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

rapid7/metasploit-framework

References

psirt@adobe.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Release Notes)
psirt@adobe.com (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, x_refsource_SUSE)
psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_OSVDB, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
psirt@adobe.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_BID)
psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
psirt@adobe.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, Broken Link)
psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, 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.