CVE DATABASE / CVE-2014-8439
CVE-2014-8439
Adobe Flash Player Dereferenced Pointer Vulnerability
Confirmed exploited in the wild. Added 2022-05-25.
Federal remediation due 2022-06-15.
Required action: The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
Summary
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.
CVSS 3.1 breakdown
| Base score | 8.8 (HIGH) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Attack vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | REQUIRED |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity | HIGH |
| Availability | HIGH |
Weakness type (CWE)
Affected products
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References
- http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-22.html
- http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-26.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-11/msg00020.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-12/msg00001.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-12/msg00004.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1915.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60217
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71289
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031259
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98932
- https://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00002768.html
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-8439
Data: NIST NVD + CISA KEV. NVD last modified 2026-04-21. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.