CVE-2014-0492 Information disclosure in n/a
Attackers can defeat ASLR protection via an address leak in Adobe Flash Player, requiring user interaction to view malicious content.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-0492?
CVE-2014-0492 is a critical vulnerability in Adobe Adobe Air, published on 15 Jan 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Adobe Flash Player before 11.7.700.260 and 11.8.x and 11.9.x before 12.0.0.38 on Windows and Mac OS X and before 11.2.202.335 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 4.0.0.1390, Adobe AIR SDK before 4.0.0.1390, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 4.0.0.1390 allow attackers to defeat the ASLR protection mechanism by leveraging an "address leak."
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-0492?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Adobe Adobe Air, Adobe Adobe Air Sdk, Adobe Flash Player.
How do I fix CVE-2014-0492?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2014-0492 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0492 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Adobe Air
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v6f9-7489-xwrq.