CVE-2014-8439 Adobe Flash Player Dereferenced Pointer
Attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via invalid pointer dereference in Adobe Flash Player and AIR.
- Exploited in the wild
- Since 25 May 2022
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-8439?
CVE-2014-8439 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Adobe Air, published on 25 Nov 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 13.0.0.258 and 14.x and 15.x before 15.0.0.239 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.424 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 (invalid pointer dereference) via unspecified vectors.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-8439?
It affects 4 products.
Linux distribution packages (3)
flash-plugin Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client | All versions | 0:11.2.202.424-1.el5 |
flash-plugin Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server | All versions | 0:11.2.202.424-1.el5 |
flash-plugin Red Hat:rhel_extras:6 | All versions | 0:11.2.202.424-1.el6 |
Products include Adobe Air, Adobe Air Sdk, Adobe Air Sdk \& Compiler, Adobe Flash Player.
How do I fix CVE-2014-8439?
Upgrade to a fixed version. US federal agencies must fix it by 15 Jun 2022.
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-2014-8439 being exploited?
Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2014-8439 in the wild since at least 25 May 2022.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Air
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w62w-9g5v-w3p4, MGASA-2014-0497, RHSA-2014:1915, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8439.