CVE-2014-0497
Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
Integer 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.
Official description from the CVE record, published by adobe. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See /security/cve/legal for the CVE license. View the record on cve.org
Key data
CVSS 3.1 High 8.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector: Network
The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet.
Attack complexity: Low
No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will.
Privileges required: None
No account or privileges are needed.
User interaction: Required
A user has to do something first, such as opening a file or following a link.
Scope: Unchanged
The impact stays within the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality impact: High
Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.
Integrity impact: High
Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data.
Availability impact: High
Serious or total effect on availability.
| Metric | Value | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Attack vector | Network | The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet. |
| Attack complexity | Low | No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will. |
| Privileges required | None | No account or privileges are needed. |
| User interaction | Required | A user has to do something first, such as opening a file or following a link. |
| Scope | Unchanged | The impact stays within the vulnerable component. |
| Confidentiality impact | High | Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data. |
| Integrity impact | High | Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data. |
| Availability impact | High | Serious or total effect on availability. |
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EPSS
- Score
- 0.99879 (99.9% probability)
- Percentile
- 99.96%
- Scores of
- Nov 10, 2026
- Model
- v2026.06.15
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- Name in the catalog
- Adobe Flash Player Integer Underflow Vulnerablity
- Added to the catalog
- Sep 17, 2024
- Federal due date
- Oct 8, 2024
CISA assessment as of Sep 18, 2024
- Exploitation
- Recorded by CISA as active
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-191Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound)
References
- 33212 (exploit-db.com)exploit
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-04.ht…
- googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2014/02/stable-channel-up…
- SUSE-SU-2014:0221 (lists.opensuse.org)vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2014:0137 (rhn.redhat.com)vendor-advisory
- 102849 (osvdb.org)vdb-entry
- 65327 (securityfocus.com)vdb-entry
- 56799 (secunia.com)third-party-advisory
- 1029715 (securitytracker.com)vdb-entry
- 56737 (secunia.com)third-party-advisory
- 56437 (secunia.com)third-party-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2014:0203 (lists.opensuse.org)vendor-advisory
- 56780 (secunia.com)third-party-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2014:0197 (lists.opensuse.org)vendor-advisory
- 56839 (secunia.com)third-party-advisory
- adobe-flash-cve20140497-code-exec(90884) (exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com)vdb-entry
Timeline
- ID reserved
- Record published
- Added to CISA KEV
- Record last updated
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