CVE-2014-0497

Summary

CVECVE-2014-0497
StatePUBLISHED
Assigneradobe
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-02-05 05:15:29 UTC
Updated2026-04-21 21:11:48 UTC
DescriptionInteger underflow in Adobe Flash Player before 11.7.700.261 and 11.8.x through 12.0.x before 12.0.0.44 on Windows and Mac OS X, and before 11.2.202.336 on Linux, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 9.8 CRITICAL from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.998830000 probability, percentile 0.999640000 (date 2026-07-22)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2024-09-17; due 2024-10-08; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: CWE-191 | n/a | CWE-191 CWE-191 Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound)


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1ADPDECLARED8.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0Secondary8.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorAdobe
ProductFlash Player
NameAdobe Flash Player Integer Underflow Vulnerablity
Required ActionThe impacted product is end-of-life (EoL) and/or end-of-service (EoS). Users should discontinue utilization of the product.
Noteshttps://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/end-of-life-alternative.html#eol-alternative-faq ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0497

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Adobe Flash Player All All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified
ADP Adobe Flash Player affected 11.7.700.261 custom Not specified
ADP Adobe Flash Player affected 12.0.0 12.0.0.44 custom Not specified
ADP Adobe Flash Player affected 11.7.700.261 custom Not specified
ADP Adobe Flash Player affected 12.0.0 12.0.0.44 custom Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Advisory SA56437 - Google Chrome Flash Player Integer Underflow Vulnerability - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
Adobe Security Bulletin af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 helpx.adobe.com Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2014:0203-1: critical: update flash-play af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List
Adobe Flash Player CVE-2014-0497 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Security Advisory SA56737 - Adobe Flash Player Integer Underflow Vulnerability - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
Chrome Releases: Stable Channel Update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 googlechromereleases.blogspot.com Release Notes
Security Advisory SA56839 - SUSE update for flash-player - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
Security Advisory SA56799 - Red Hat update for flash-plugin - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
www.osvdb.org/102849 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org Broken Link
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2014:0221-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List
Security Advisory SA56780 - Microsoft Windows Flash Player Integer Underflow Vulnerability - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2014:0197-1: critical: flash-player to 1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List
Adobe Flash Player Integer Underflow Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 www.cisa.gov US Government Resource
Adobe Flash Player Integer Underflow Remote Code Execution af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog CISA www.cisa.gov kev

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
ADP2024-09-17T00:00:00.000ZCVE-2014-0497 added to CISA KEV

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