CVE-2014-8439 vulnerability in Adobe Products
Published on November 25, 2014
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.
Known Exploited Vulnerability
This Adobe Flash Player Dereferenced Pointer Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. Adobe Flash Player has a vulnerability in the way it handles a dereferenced memory pointer which could lead to code execution.
The following remediation steps are recommended / required by June 15, 2022: The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2014-8439 can be exploited with network access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. This vulnerability is known to be actively exploited by threat actors. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
What is a Dangling pointer Vulnerability?
Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code.
CVE-2014-8439 has been classified to as a Dangling pointer vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2014-8439
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Exploit Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.