CVE-2014-0538
Flash Player Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Use-After-Free
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 12, 2014, 10:55 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2014-0538
vulnerability.
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update Adobe Flash Player to version 14.0.0.176 or later, or 13.0.0.241 if upgrading to version 14 is not possible.
- Update Adobe AIR to version 14.0.0.178 or later.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2014-0538 has a 2 public
PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2014-0538.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2014-0538 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2014-0538
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
Scripts and resources to help build secure docker images
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hardened ssh jump host and dev docker container
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2014-0538 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2014-0538 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-18.html Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/58593 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/59904 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/60710 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/60732 Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201408-05.xml Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201408-16.xml Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030712 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 07, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030712 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201408-16.xml [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201408-05.xml [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/60732 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/60710 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/59904 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/58593 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 10, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Evaluator Description <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html">CWE-416: Use After Free</a> Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:14.0.0.145:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:14.0.0.125:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:13.0.0.231:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:13.0.0.223:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:13.0.0.182:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:13.0.0.201:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:13.0.0.206:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:13.0.0.214:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:11.2.202.394:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:11.2.202.378:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:11.2.202.356:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:11.2.202.350:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:11.2.202.346:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:11.2.202.341:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:11.2.202.336:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:11.2.202.335:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:11.2.202.332:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:11.2.202.310:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:11.2.202.297:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:11.2.202.291:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:11.2.202.285:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:11.2.202.280:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:11.2.202.275:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:11.2.202.273:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:11.2.202.270:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:11.2.202.262:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:11.2.202.261:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:11.2.202.258:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:11.2.202.251:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:11.2.202.243:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:11.2.202.238:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:11.2.202.236:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:11.2.202.235:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:11.2.202.233:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:11.2.202.228:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:11.2.202.223:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:11.2.202.359:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:adobe_air:14.0.0.137:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:adobe_air:14.0.0.110:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:adobe_air:13.0.0.111:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:adobe_air:13.0.0.83:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 4 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:adobe_air:14.0.0.110:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:adobe_air:13.0.0.111:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:adobe_air:13.0.0.83:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 5 OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:adobe_air_sdk:14.0.0.137:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:adobe_air_sdk:14.0.0.110:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:adobe_air_sdk:13.0.0.111:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:adobe_air_sdk:13.0.0.83:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:11.2.202.394:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:11.2.202.378:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:11.2.202.356:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:11.2.202.350:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:11.2.202.346:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:11.2.202.341:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:11.2.202.336:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:11.2.202.335:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:11.2.202.332:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:11.2.202.310:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:11.2.202.297:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:11.2.202.291:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:11.2.202.285:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:11.2.202.280:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:11.2.202.275:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:11.2.202.273:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:11.2.202.270:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:11.2.202.262:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:11.2.202.261:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:11.2.202.258:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:11.2.202.251:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:11.2.202.243:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:11.2.202.238:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:11.2.202.236:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:11.2.202.235:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:11.2.202.233:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:11.2.202.228:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:11.2.202.223:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:11.2.202.359:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:adobe_air:14.0.0.137:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:adobe_air:14.0.0.110:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:adobe_air:13.0.0.111:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:adobe_air:13.0.0.83:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:adobe_air:14.0.0.110:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:adobe_air:13.0.0.111:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:adobe_air:13.0.0.83:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 4 OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:adobe_air_sdk:14.0.0.137:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:adobe_air_sdk:14.0.0.110:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:adobe_air_sdk:13.0.0.111:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:adobe_air_sdk:13.0.0.83:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 5 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:14.0.0.145:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:14.0.0.125:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:13.0.0.231:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:13.0.0.223:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:13.0.0.182:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:13.0.0.201:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:13.0.0.206:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:13.0.0.214:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CWE NVD-CWE-Other -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 13, 2014
Action Type Old Value New Value
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 10
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
4.68 }} -0.05%
score
0.88887
percentile