What is CVE-2014-0502?

CVE-2014-0502 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Adobe_air, classified under Double Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2014-02-21.

How severe is CVE-2014-0502?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2014-0502 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2014-0502 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2024-09-17), indicating it is being actively exploited.

Double Free in Adobe Adobe_air

CVE-2014-0502

Double free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 11.7.700.269 and 11.8.x through 12.0.x before 12.0.0.70 on Windows and Mac OS X and before 11.2.202.341 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 4.0.0.1628 on Android, Adobe AIR SDK before 4.0.0.162…

Vulnerability class: Double Free

EPSS: 0.242 (97.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Adobe Adobe_air
Adobe Adobe_air_sdk
Adobe Flash_player
Apple Mac_os_x
Google Android
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-415 — Double Free

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.

References

psirt@adobe.com (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, x_refsource_SUSE)
psirt@adobe.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
psirt@adobe.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
psirt@adobe.com (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, x_refsource_SUSE)
psirt@adobe.com (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, x_refsource_SUSE)
psirt@adobe.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (US Government Resource)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-0502?: CVE-2014-0502 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Adobe_air, classified under Double Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2014-02-21.
How severe is CVE-2014-0502?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2014-0502 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2014-0502 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2024-09-17), indicating it is being actively exploited.