CVE-2014-0502 Adobe Flash Player Double Free Vulnerablity
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via a double free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, requiring users to upgrade to patched versions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Since 17 Sep 2024
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-0502?
CVE-2014-0502 is a high-severity use after free 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
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.
Weakness: CWE-415
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-0502?
It affects 10 products.
Products include Adobe Adobe Air, Adobe Adobe Air Sdk, Adobe Flash Player, Opensuse Opensuse, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus and 4 more.
How do I fix CVE-2014-0502?
Upgrade to a fixed version. US federal agencies must fix it by 8 Oct 2024.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2014-0502 being exploited?
Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2014-0502 in the wild since at least 17 Sep 2024.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Adobe Air
Sources
Also known as GHSA-955p-xvq6-xggj.