Buffer overflow in Shockwave Player - CVE-2014-0505
Published: March 14, 2014 / Updated: August 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU41921
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0505
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Adobe Shockwave Player before 12.1.0.150 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.
Affected software
Shockwave Player
How to mitigate CVE-2014-0505
Install update from vendor's website.