AEGLIX vulnerability intelligence
CVE-2014-0502
HIGH · CVSS 8.8 · Analyzed
Published: 2014-02-21 · Updated: 2026-06-17 · Source: NVD
Vulnerability overview
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.
Severity and scoring
- CVSS score
- 8.8 · HIGH
- CVSS version
- 3.1
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-415
CVSS measures technical severity; it does not establish whether this vulnerability is being exploited in your environment.
Known exploitation and remediation
Listed in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
- Affected product
- Adobe · Flash Player
- Added to catalog
- 2024-09-17
- Required action
- The impacted product is end-of-life (EoL) and/or end-of-service (EoS). Users should discontinue utilization of the product.
- CISA remediation due date
- 2024-10-08
CISA deadlines apply to the organizations covered by its directives. Confirm your own remediation requirements.
Verify affected versions and patch availability in the vendor advisory before making changes.
Affected products and versions
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Before (exclusive): 11.7.700.269
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
From (inclusive): 11.8.800.94
Before (exclusive): 12.0.0.70
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:adobe_air_sdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Before (exclusive): 4.0.0.1628
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Before (exclusive): 11.2.202.341
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:adobe_air:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Before (exclusive): 4.0.0.1628
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
These are NVD CPE applicability entries. Some products depend on configuration conditions; consult the official record to confirm applicability.
Advisories and references
- http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-07.html
Broken Link · Patch · Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00014.html
Mailing List
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00015.html
Mailing List
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00017.html
Mailing List
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0196.html
Third Party Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201405-04.xml
Third Party Advisory
- http://www.alienvault.com/open-threat-exchange/blog/analysis-of-an-attack-exploiting-the-adobe-zero-day-cve-2014-0502/
Exploit · Third Party Advisory
- https://volatility-labs.blogspot.com/2014/04/building-decoder-for-cve-2014-0502.html
Exploit · Third Party Advisory
- http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-07.html
Broken Link · Patch · Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00014.html
Mailing List
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00015.html
Mailing List
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00017.html
Mailing List
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0196.html
Third Party Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201405-04.xml
Third Party Advisory
- http://www.alienvault.com/open-threat-exchange/blog/analysis-of-an-attack-exploiting-the-adobe-zero-day-cve-2014-0502/
Exploit · Third Party Advisory
- https://volatility-labs.blogspot.com/2014/04/building-decoder-for-cve-2014-0502.html
Exploit · Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-0502
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