flash-plugin: hardening against a code execution flaw (APSB14-26)
Published Nov 25, 2014 ·Due Jun 15, 2022
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 20.37%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 11.2.202.418
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 2
Configuration 3
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Supplementary
flash-plugin-0:11.2.202.424-1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1915
Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
flash-plugin-0:11.2.202.424-1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1915
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Supplementary | flash-plugin-0:11.2.202.424-1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1915 |
| Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | flash-plugin-0:11.2.202.424-1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1915 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Date Added
May 25, 2022
Patch Due
Jun 15, 2022
Required Action
The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
ActiveAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Feb 10, 2025 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (25 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 20.37% (0.20369) | 97.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 19.85% (0.19854) | 97.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 22, 2026 | 34.44% (0.34444) | 97.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 14, 2025 | 27.07% (0.27067) | 96.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 22, 2025 | 25.74% (0.25743) | 95.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 27, 2025 | 31.48% (0.31479) | 96.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 12, 2025 | 17.08% (0.17082) | 94.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 22.11% (0.22105) | 95.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 51.23% (0.51231) | 96.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 22.11% (0.22105) | 95.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 15, 2025 | 83.65% (0.83651) | 98.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 11, 2025 | 81.75% (0.81752) | 98.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 11, 2025 | 84.31% (0.84308) | 98.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 88.72% (0.88719) | 98.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 7, 2024 | 87.57% (0.87573) | 98.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 21, 2024 | 82.95% (0.82949) | 98.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 11, 2024 | 88.42% (0.88421) | 98.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 10, 2024 | 71.17% (0.71170) | 98.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 2, 2023 | 88.42% (0.88421) | 98.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 25, 2023 | 91.24% (0.91237) | 98.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 24, 2023 | 79.52% (0.79515) | 97.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 91.24% (0.91237) | 98.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.43% (0.04430) | 88.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.43% (0.04430) | 87.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.43% (0.04430) | 70.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (17)
- http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-22.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-26.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-11/msg00020.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-12/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-12/msg00004.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1915.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60217 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPermissions Required
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71289 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031259 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8439 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1168057 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98932 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8439
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-8439 government-resourceUS Government Resource
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8439
- https://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00002768.html x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
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