Cyber Resilience

CVE-2014-0497

Memory Safety in Adobe Flash Player ≤ 11.2.202.336

CISA KEVActive ExploitationEUVD ExploitedPublic PoCMemory Safety
Published
05 February 2014
Modified
21 April 2026
KEV Added
17 September 2024
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v3.1 9.8
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.99 100.0th percentile
Risk Priority 97 floored blend · peak EPSS

CVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.

Summary

CVE-2014-0497 is a critical-severity Wrap or Wraparound (CWE-191) vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068); ranked in the top 0.0% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; CISA has added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary

Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.

The vulnerability CVE-2014-0497 is an integer underflow, tracked as CWE-191, in Adobe Flash Player versions before 11.7.700.261 and 11.8.x through 12.0.x before 12.0.0.44 on Windows and Mac OS X, and before 11.2.202.336 on Linux. The flaw resides in the multimedia playback component and received a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8.

Remote attackers can exploit the condition over the network with no authentication or user interaction required, achieving arbitrary code execution that impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability of affected systems.

Adobe security bulletin APSB14-04 and the referenced Google Chrome stable channel update advise immediate installation of the corrected Flash Player releases; openSUSE announcements similarly direct administrators to apply the corresponding package updates to eliminate the exposure.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Integer underflow in Adobe Flash Player before 11.7.700.261 and 11.8.x through 12.0.x before 12.0.0.44 on Windows and Mac OS X, and before 11.2.202.336 on Linux, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

CWE(s)
CWE-191
KEV Date Added
17 September 2024

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation Privilege Escalation
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to elevate privileges.
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T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
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T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution Execution
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in client applications to execute code.
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T1210 Exploitation of Remote Services Lateral Movement
Adversaries may exploit remote services to gain unauthorized access to internal systems once inside of a network.
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T1212 Exploitation for Credential Access Credential Access
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to collect credentials.
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Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

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CVE-2013-0641Same product: Apple Mac Os Xboth on KEV
CVE-2014-0502Same product: Adobe Flash Playerboth on KEV
CVE-2013-0640Same product: Apple Mac Os Xboth on KEV
CVE-2015-5123Same product: Adobe Flash Playerboth on KEV
CVE-2018-4878Same product: Adobe Flash Playerboth on KEV
CVE-2015-5122Same product: Adobe Flash Playerboth on KEV
CVE-2018-15982Same product: Adobe Flash Playerboth on KEV
CVE-2017-11292Same product: Adobe Flash Playerboth on KEV

Affected Assets

adobe
flash player
≤ 11.2.202.336 · ≤ 11.7.700.261 · 11.8.800.94 — 12.0.0.44
google
chrome
≤ 32.0.1700.107
redhat
enterprise linux desktop
5.0, 6.0
redhat
enterprise linux eus
6.5
redhat
enterprise linux server
5.0, 6.0
redhat
enterprise linux server aus
6.5
redhat
enterprise linux workstation
5.0, 6.0
opensuse
opensuse
11.4, 12.3, 13.1
suse
linux enterprise desktop
11

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 full match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly prevent integer underflow defects via input validation, bounds checking, and static analysis.

ID.RA-01 partial match
prevents

Vulnerability scanning and code analysis can surface underflow flaws after they are introduced.

PR.PS-02 partial match
prevents

Routine patching can remediate known underflow bugs once they are discovered in deployed software.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance mostly match
finds

Security testing in development catches integer underflow defects before release.

A.8.25 Secure development life cycle partial match
prevents

Secure development lifecycle mandates input validation and arithmetic checks that prevent integer underflow.

A.8.26 Application security requirements partial match
prevents

Application security requirements include bounds checking and safe arithmetic to avoid underflow conditions.

A.8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles partial match
prevents

Secure architecture principles require defensive coding patterns that mitigate integer wraparound risks.

A.8.28 Secure coding partial match
prevents

Secure coding standards directly prescribe safe integer handling and overflow/underflow prevention.

References