CVE-2014-0557 Information disclosure in n/a
Attackers can bypass ASLR protection by discovering memory addresses, facilitating further exploitation of Adobe Flash Player and AIR.
- 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-2014-0557?
CVE-2014-0557 is a critical 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 do not properly restrict discovery of memory addresses, which allows attackers to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via unspecified vectors.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-0557?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Adobe Adobe Air, Adobe Adobe Air Sdk, Adobe Flash Player.
How do I fix CVE-2014-0557?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2014-0557 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0557 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Adobe Air
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jwr6-x473-7g7f, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0557.