CVE-2014-0491

flash-plugin: security protection bypass (APSB14-02)

Severity Score

9.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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 bypass unspecified protection mechanisms via unknown vectors.

Adobe Flash Player anteriores a 11.7.700.260 y 11.8.x y 11.9.x anteriores a 12.0.0.38 en Windows y mac OS X y anteriores a 112.202.335 en Linux, Adobe AIR anteriores a 4.0.0.1390, Adobe AIR SDK anteriores a 4.0.0.1390, y Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler anteriores a 4.0.0.1390 permite a atacantes sortear un mecanismo de protección no especificado a través de vectores desconocidos.

The flash-plugin package contains a Mozilla Firefox compatible Adobe Flash Player web browser plug-in. This update fixes multiple vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player. These vulnerabilities are detailed in the Adobe Security bulletin APSB14-02, listed in the References section. Specially-crafted SWF content could cause flash-plugin to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code when a victim loads a page containing the malicious SWF content. All users of Adobe Flash Player should install this updated package, which upgrades Flash Player to version 11.2.202.335.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2013-12-20 CVE Reserved
2014-01-15 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2025-05-05 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CAPEC

References (8)

URL	Tag	Source
http://secunia.com/advisories/56516	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/56636	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029602	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-02.html	2018-12-13

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-01/msg00006.html	2018-12-13
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0028.html	2018-12-13
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0491	2014-01-15
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1053233	2014-01-15

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"	Flash Player Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Flash Player"	>= 11.0 < 11.7.700.260 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Flash Player" and version " >= 11.0 < 11.7.700.260"	-	Affected	in	Apple Search vendor "Apple"	Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"	*	-	Safe
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"	Flash Player Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Flash Player"	>= 11.0 < 11.7.700.260 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Flash Player" and version " >= 11.0 < 11.7.700.260"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"	-	-	Safe
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"	Flash Player Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Flash Player"	>= 11.8 < 11.8.800.175 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Flash Player" and version " >= 11.8 < 11.8.800.175"	-	Affected	in	Apple Search vendor "Apple"	Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"	*	-	Safe
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"	Flash Player Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Flash Player"	>= 11.8 < 11.8.800.175 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Flash Player" and version " >= 11.8 < 11.8.800.175"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"	-	-	Safe
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"	Flash Player Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Flash Player"	>= 11.9 < 12.0.0.38 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Flash Player" and version " >= 11.9 < 12.0.0.38"	-	Affected	in	Apple Search vendor "Apple"	Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"	*	-	Safe
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"	Flash Player Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Flash Player"	>= 11.9 < 12.0.0.38 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Flash Player" and version " >= 11.9 < 12.0.0.38"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"	-	-	Safe
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"	Flash Player Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Flash Player"	>= 11.0 < 11.2.202.335 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Flash Player" and version " >= 11.0 < 11.2.202.335"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	*	-	Safe
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"		Adobe Air Sdk Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Adobe Air Sdk"				< 4.0.0.1390 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Adobe Air Sdk" and version " < 4.0.0.1390"		-		Affected
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"		Adobe Air Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Adobe Air"				< 4.0.0.1390 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Adobe Air" and version " < 4.0.0.1390"		-		Affected