Known exploited vulnerability
CVE-2014-0502
The short answer
CVE-2014-0502 affects n/a n/a and is rated high (CVSS 8.8). CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2024-09-17: attackers are using it, so patch it first.
What it is
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 4.0.0.1628, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 4.0.0.1628 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in February 2014.
Weakness: CWE-415.
Severity
8.8 high
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploited (CISA KEV)
Yes, since Sep 17, 2024
Federal due date Oct 8, 2024
EPSS, next 30 days
25%
Higher than 98% of scored CVEs
How it can be exploited
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
What CISA says to do
The impacted product is end-of-life (EoL) and/or end-of-service (EoS). Users should discontinue utilization of the product.
Affected products
n/a, flash_player, air, air_sdk. NVD's record lists the exact affected versions.
References
- volatility-labs.blogspot.com/2014/04/building-decoder-for-cve-2014-0502.html ExploitThird Party Advisory
- volatility-labs.blogspot.com/2014/04/building-decoder-for-cve-2014-0502.html ExploitThird Party Advisory
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-0502 US Government Resource
Questions
Is CVE-2014-0502 being exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2014-0502 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2024-09-17, with a federal remediation due date of 2024-10-08.
How do I fix CVE-2014-0502?
CISA's required action: The impacted product is end-of-life (EoL) and/or end-of-service (EoS). Users should discontinue utilization of the product.
From NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and OSV.dev, checked . Status on NVD: Analyzed. The description is NVD's text, quoted as published.
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