CVE-2014-0553 Use after free in n/a
Attackers can execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors in Adobe Flash Player, requiring user interaction to trigger the vulnerability.
- 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-2014-0553?
CVE-2014-0553 is a critical use after free 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
Use-after-free vulnerability in 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 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-0553?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Adobe Adobe Air, Adobe Adobe Air Sdk, Adobe Flash Player, Opensuse Opensuse, Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop.
How do I fix CVE-2014-0553?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
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-2014-0553 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0553 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Adobe Air
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6fxv-8xp9-724h, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0553.