Multiple vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player
| Risk | Critical |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 4 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2014-0564 CVE-2014-0569 CVE-2014-0558 CVE-2014-8439 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-119 CWE-190 CWE-416 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit |
Vulnerability #2 is being exploited in the wild. Vulnerability #4 is being exploited in the wild. |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Adobe Flash Player for Linux Client/Desktop applications / Multimedia software Adobe Flash Player Client/Desktop applications / Plugins for browsers, ActiveX components |
| Vendor | Adobe |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 4 vulnerabilities.
1) Memory corruption
EUVDB-ID: #VU5875
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 8.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0564
CWE-ID:
CWE-119 - Memory corruption
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to boundary error. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web site, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Install update from vendor's website.
Adobe Flash Player for Linux: 11.2.202.238 - 11.2.202.569
Adobe Flash Player: 9.0.124.0 - 15.0.0.239
External linkshttp://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-26.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
2) Integer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU5874
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 9.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0569
CWE-ID:
CWE-190 - Integer overflow
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to integer overflow when processing .swf files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web site, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Install update from vendor's website.
Adobe Flash Player for Linux: 11.2.202.238 - 11.2.202.569
Adobe Flash Player: 9.0.124.0 - 15.0.0.239
External linkshttp://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-26.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
Yes. This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.
3) Memory corruption
EUVDB-ID: #VU5873
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 8.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0558
CWE-ID:
CWE-119 - Memory corruption
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to boundary error when processing .swf files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web site, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Install update from vendor's website.
Adobe Flash Player for Linux: 11.2.202.238 - 11.2.202.569
Adobe Flash Player: 9.0.124.0 - 15.0.0.239
External linkshttp://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-26.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
4) Use-after-free error
EUVDB-ID: #VU5136
Risk: Critical
CVSSv3.1: 9.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-8439
CWE-ID:
CWE-416 - Use After Free
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to use-after-free error when processing .swf files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web site, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
Install update from vendor's website.
Adobe Flash Player for Linux: 11.2.202.238 - 11.2.202.569
Adobe Flash Player: 9.0.124.0 - 15.0.0.239
External linkshttp://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-26.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
Yes. This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.
