CVE-2014-8439

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Summary

CVECVE-2014-8439
StatePUBLISHED
Assigneradobe
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-11-25 23:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-21 21:09:57 UTC
DescriptionAdobe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 8.8 HIGH from ADP

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

EPSS: 0.200080000 probability, percentile 0.971650000 (date 2026-07-22)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2022-05-25; due 2022-06-15; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: CWE-119 | CWE-416 | n/a | CWE-416 CWE-416 Use After Free

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
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
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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 Dereferenced Pointer Vulnerability
Required ActionThe impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
Noteshttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8439

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Adobe Air All All All All
Application Adobe Air Sdk All All All All
Application Adobe Air Sdk Compiler All All All All
Application Adobe Flash Player All All All All
Application Adobe Flash Player All All All All
Application Adobe Flash Player All All All All
Operating System Apple Macos - All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X - All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows - All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2014:1562-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
Out-of-Band Flash Player Update for CVE-2014-8439 - F-Secure Weblog : News from the Lab af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.f-secure.com Third Party Advisory
Adobe Security Bulletin af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 helpx.adobe.com Vendor Advisory
Adobe Flash Player CVE-2014-8439 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Adobe Security Bulletin af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 helpx.adobe.com Vendor Advisory
www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 www.cisa.gov US Government Resource
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Vendor Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2014:1545-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Memory Error Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2014:1508-1: critical: Security update f af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
Security Advisory SA60217 - Adobe Flash Player Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Permissions Required
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
ADP2022-05-25T00:00:00.000ZCVE-2014-8439 added to CISA KEV

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