# CVE-2014-0499: Information disclosure in n/a

> Attackers can bypass ASLR protection by accessing address information in Adobe Flash Player, facilitating further exploitation.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 21 Feb 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9hrf-wfpc-q74v

## What is CVE-2014-0499?

CVE-2014-0499 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Adobe Air, published on 21 Feb 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 11.7.700.269 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 do not prevent access to address information, which makes it easier for attackers to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-0499?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Adobe Adobe Air, Adobe Adobe Air Sdk, Adobe Flash Player.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-0499?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2014-0499 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0499 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Adobe Air

- [CVE-2014-0502](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0502/): Adobe Flash Player Double Free Vulnerablity (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2015-0301](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0301/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2015-0303](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0303/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2015-0304](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0304/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2015-0306](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0306/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-0499 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-0499 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Adobe Air, published on 21 Feb 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0499 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Adobe Adobe Air. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0499/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0499/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0499
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0499
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-0499

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