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CVE-2014-0497

CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: February 5, 2014 at 02:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:03 AM UTC
10 products affected across 5 vendorsChromeEnterprise Linux DesktopEnterprise Linux Server· also runs on 3 platforms

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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploitation
CISA KEV
Exploit prediction
EPSS 100%
SSVC
Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score99.9%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 99.9% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 100% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

Adobe Flash Player contains an integer underflow vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Required Action
The impacted product is end-of-life (EoL) and/or end-of-service (EoS). Users should discontinue utilization of the product.
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Added to KEV
Sep 17, 2024
Remediation Due
Oct 8, 2024
749 days overdue
Notes
https://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/end-of-life-alternative.html#eol-alternative-faq
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0497

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Flash Player· Adobe
95%
v < 11.2.202.336v < 11.7.700.26111.8.800.94 ≤ v < 12.0.0.4412.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 12.0.0.4412.0.0
Affected range stops below 11.2.202.336, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 11.7.700.261, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 12.0.0.44, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
apple-macos (environment) · linux-linux-kernel (environment) · microsoft-windows (environment)
Chrome· Googlenpm
95%
v < 32.0.1700.107
Affected range stops below 32.0.1700.107, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
apple-macos (environment) · linux-linux-kernel (environment) · microsoft-windows (environment) · google-chrome-os (same device)
openSUSE· openSUSE
95%
11.412.313.1
Enterprise Linux Desktop· Red Hatrubygems
95%
5.06.0
Enterprise Linux Eus· Red Hatrpm
95%
6.5
Enterprise Linux Server· Red Hatrubygems
95%
5.06.0
Enterprise Linux Server Aus· Red Hatrubygems
95%
6.5
Enterprise Linux Workstation· Red Hatrubygems
95%
5.06.0
Linux Enterprise Desktop· SUSE
95%
11 sp211 sp3
ChromeOS· Googledevice
80%
All versions

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

References (17)

x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease Notes
Source: [email protected]
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2014/02/stable-channel-update.html
x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-04.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing List
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00000.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing List
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00001.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing List
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00006.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0137.html
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/56437
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/56737

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

9.8CRITICAL[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-191

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