CVE-2014-0564 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-2014-0564?
CVE-2014-0564 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Air Desktop Runtime, published on 15 Oct 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 13.0.0.250 and 14.x and 15.x before 15.0.0.189 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.411 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 15.0.0.293, Adobe AIR SDK before 15.0.0.302, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 15.0.0.302 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-0558.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-0564?
It affects 7 products.
Products include Adobe Air Desktop Runtime, Adobe Air Sdk, Adobe Flash Player, Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime, Opensuse Evergreen, Opensuse Opensuse and 1 more.
How do I fix CVE-2014-0564?
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-2014-0564 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0564 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Air Desktop Runtime
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jmf8-xc29-2wm7, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0564.