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Known exploited vulnerability

CVE-2014-8439

highCVSS 3.1 8.8In CISA KEVEPSS 20%Published · n/a

The short answer

CVE-2014-8439 affects n/a n/a and is rated high (CVSS 8.8). CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-05-25: attackers are using it, so patch it first.

What it is

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 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (invalid pointer dereference) via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-119, CWE-416.

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 May 25, 2022

Federal due date Jun 15, 2022

EPSS, next 30 days

20%

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 and should be disconnected if still in use.

Affected products

n/a. NVD's record lists the exact affected versions.

References

Questions

Is CVE-2014-8439 being exploited?

Yes. CISA added CVE-2014-8439 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-05-25, with a federal remediation due date of 2022-06-15.

How do I fix CVE-2014-8439?

CISA's required action: The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

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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