CVE-2014-0549 Memory corruption in n/a
Attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via memory corruption in Adobe Flash Player, requiring user interaction to trigger.
- 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-2014-0549?
CVE-2014-0549 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Adobe Air, published on 10 Sep 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 13.0.0.244 and 14.x and 15.x before 15.0.0.152 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.406 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 15.0.0.249 on Windows and OS X and before 15.0.0.252 on Android, Adobe AIR SDK before 15.0.0.249, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 15.0.0.249 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-0547, CVE-2014-0550, CVE-2014-0551, CVE-2014-0552, and CVE-2014-0555.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-0549?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Adobe Adobe Air, Adobe Adobe Air Sdk, Adobe Flash Player.
How do I fix CVE-2014-0549?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2014-0549 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0549 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Adobe Air
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g6x3-7f4g-74wp, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0549.