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CVE-2014-0502

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: February 21, 2014 at 02:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:03 AM UTC
12 products affected across 4 vendorsEnterprise Linux DesktopEnterprise Linux ServerEnterprise Linux Workstation· also runs on 4 platforms

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploitation
CISA KEV
Exploit prediction
EPSS 25%
SSVC
Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score24.8%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 24.8% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 98% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

Adobe Flash Player contains a double free 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-2014-0502

Description

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.

Affected

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

Adobe Air· Adobe
95%
v < 4.0.0.1628
Affected range stops below 4.0.0.1628, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
google-android (environment)
Adobe Air SDK· Adobe
95%
v < 4.0.0.1628
Affected range stops below 4.0.0.1628, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Flash Player· Adobe
95%
v < 11.2.202.341v < 11.7.700.26911.8.0 ≤ v < 12.0.0.7011.8.800.94 ≤ v < 12.0.0.7011.8.0
Affected range stops below 11.2.202.341, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 11.7.700.269, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 12.0.0.70, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
apple-macos (environment) · linux-linux-kernel (environment) · microsoft-windows (environment)
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 sp3

Runs on — not affected

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

References (9)

x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-07.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing List
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00014.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing List
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00015.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing List
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00017.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0196.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201405-04.xml
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.alienvault.com/open-threat-exchange/blog/analysis-of-an-attack-exploiting-the-adobe-zero-day-cve-2014-0502/
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://volatility-labs.blogspot.com/2014/04/building-decoder-for-cve-2014-0502.html

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveAutomatableTotal impact

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

CVSS

8.8HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-415

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