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HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2014-0551
Adobe Flash Player/Memory Corruption and Code Execution
Description

Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.244 and 14.x and 15.x before 15.0.0.152 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.406 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 15.0.0.249 on Windows and OS X and before 15.0.0.252 on Android, Adobe AIR SDK before 15.0.0.249, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 15.0.0.249 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-0547, CVE-2014-0549, CVE-2014-0550, CVE-2014-0552, and CVE-2014-0555.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 10, 2014, 1:55 a.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-2014-0551 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Adobe flash_player
2 Adobe adobe_air
3 Adobe adobe_air_sdk
1 Google android
1 Linux linux_kernel
1 Apple mac_os_x
1 Microsoft windows
: Total Affected Vendor : 5 | Products : 7
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Multiple vulnerabilities exist in Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR, which could allow for arbitrary code execution.
  • Upgrade Adobe Flash Player to version 15.0.0.152 or later, or 13.0.0.244 if a 15.x upgrade is not possible.
  • Upgrade Adobe AIR to version 15.0.0.249 or later.
  • Update affected packages.
  • Upgrade Google Chrome to version 37.0.2062.120 or later.
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-2014-0551.

URL Resource
http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-21.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00006.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00016.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00021.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/61089
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201409-05.xml
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69702
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030822
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95821
http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-21.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00006.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00016.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00021.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/61089
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201409-05.xml
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69702
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030822
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95821
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2014-0551 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-2014-0551 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers CAPEC-123: Buffer Manipulation Buffer Manipulation

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).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2014-0551 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-0551 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.

  • 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/apsb14-21.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00006.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00016.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00021.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/61089
    Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201409-05.xml
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69702
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030822
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95821
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/95821 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95821 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 07, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/95821 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030822 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69702 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201409-05.xml [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/61089 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 14, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00006.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00016.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00021.html
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 10, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 10
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

5.58 }} 3.27%

score

0.89418

percentile