CVE-2014-8439
Use After Free
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
Adobe 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.
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
- 0.20369 (20.4% probability)
- Percentile
- 97.5%
- Scores of
- Nov 10, 2026
- Model
- v2026.06.15
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- Name in the catalog
- Adobe Flash Player Dereferenced Pointer Vulnerability
- Added to the catalog
- May 25, 2022
- Federal due date
- Jun 15, 2022
CISA assessment as of Feb 10, 2025
- Exploitation
- Recorded by CISA as active
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-416Use After Free
References
- adobe-flash-cve20148439-code-exec(98932) (exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com)vdb-entry
- f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00002768.html
- 1031259 (securitytracker.com)vdb-entry
- openSUSE-SU-2014:1562 (lists.opensuse.org)vendor-advisory
- 71289 (securityfocus.com)vdb-entry
- 60217 (secunia.com)third-party-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2014:1545 (lists.opensuse.org)vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2014:1508 (lists.opensuse.org)vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2014:1915 (rhn.redhat.com)vendor-advisory
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-22.ht…
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-26.ht…
Timeline
- ID reserved
- Record published
- Added to CISA KEV
- Record last updated
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