CVE-2014-0538

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.241 and 14.x before 14.0.0.176 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.400 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 14.0.0.178 on Windows and OS X and before 14.0.0.179 on Android, Adobe AIR SDK before 14.0.0.178, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 14.0.0.178 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 4.73% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory adobe.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/60710	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/60732	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59904	third party advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201408-16.xml	vendor advisory
http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-18.html	patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/58593	third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030712	vdb entry
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201408-05.xml	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-0538?: CVE-2014-0538 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-0538?: To fix CVE-2014-0538, 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-2014-0538 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2014-0538 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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