# 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.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Yes, since 17 Sep 2024 (CISA KEV)
- **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:** 22 Oct 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-955p-xvq6-xggj

## 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 (Double Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-0502?

It affects 10 products.


Products: Adobe Adobe Air, Adobe Adobe Air Sdk, Adobe Flash Player, Opensuse Opensuse, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation, Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-0502?

Upgrade to a fixed version. US federal agencies must fix it by 8 Oct 2024.

## 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

- [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)
- [CVE-2015-0308](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0308/): Use after free in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-0502 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2014-0502 in the wild since at least 17 Sep 2024.

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-2014-0502/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0502/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0502
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0502
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-0502

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0502/
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