CVE-2014-0492

Description

Adobe Flash Player before 11.7.700.260 and 11.8.x and 11.9.x before 12.0.0.38 on Windows and Mac OS X and before 11.2.202.335 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 4.0.0.1390, Adobe AIR SDK before 4.0.0.1390, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 4.0.0.1390 allow attackers to defeat the ASLR protection mechanism by leveraging an "address leak."

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.42% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory adobe.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-01/msg00006.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0028.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/56636 third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029602 third party advisory vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/56516 third party advisory
http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-02.html patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-0492?
CVE-2014-0492 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-0492?
To fix CVE-2014-0492, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-0492 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-0492 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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