What is CVE-2014-8439?

CVE-2014-8439 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Air, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2014-11-25.

How severe is CVE-2014-8439?

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

Is CVE-2014-8439 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2014-8439 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-05-25), indicating it is being actively exploited. 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

Buffer overflow in Adobe Air

CVE-2014-8439

Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.258 and 14.x and 15.x before 15.0.0.239 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.424 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 15.0.0.293, Adobe AIR SDK before 15.0.0.302, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 15.0.0.302 all…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.200 (97.1th 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2022-05-25. 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: 2022-06-15.

Required action: The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

psirt@adobe.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
psirt@adobe.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
psirt@adobe.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
psirt@adobe.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
psirt@adobe.com (Permissions Required, x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
psirt@adobe.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
psirt@adobe.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-8439?: CVE-2014-8439 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Air, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2014-11-25.
How severe is CVE-2014-8439?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2014-8439 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2014-8439 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-05-25), indicating it is being actively exploited. 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.