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CVE-2014-0502

Double free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 11.7.700.269 and 11.8.x through 12.0.x before 12.0.0.70 on Windows and Mac OS X and before 11.2.202.341 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 4.0.0.1628 on Android, Adobe AIR SDK before 4.0.0.1628, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 4.0.0.1628 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in February 2014.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.8, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity though user interaction is required and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 14 products from adobe, from apple, from microsoft and 11 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2014, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2014-02-21T05:07:00.017

Last Modified

2026-04-21T21:11:58.067

Status

Analyzed

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 8.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-415
Type: Secondary
CWE-415

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	adobe	flash_player	< 11.7.700.269	Yes
Application	adobe	flash_player	< 12.0.0.70	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows	-	No
Application	adobe	adobe_air_sdk	< 4.0.0.1628	Yes
Application	adobe	flash_player	< 11.2.202.341	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	-	No
Application	adobe	adobe_air	< 4.0.0.1628	Yes
Operating System	google	android	-	No
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	11.4	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	12.3	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	13.1	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_desktop	11	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_desktop	5.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_desktop	6.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_eus	6.5	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_server	5.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_server	6.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_server_aus	6.5	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_workstation	5.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_workstation	6.0	Yes

References

http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-07.html Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00014.html Mailing List ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00015.html Mailing List ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00017.html Mailing List ([email protected])
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0196.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201405-04.xml Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.alienvault.com/open-threat-exchange/blog/analysis-of-an-attack-exploiting-the-adobe-zero-day-cve-2014-0502/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://volatility-labs.blogspot.com/2014/04/building-decoder-for-cve-2014-0502.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-07.html Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00014.html Mailing List (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00015.html Mailing List (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00017.html Mailing List (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0196.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201405-04.xml Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.alienvault.com/open-threat-exchange/blog/analysis-of-an-attack-exploiting-the-adobe-zero-day-cve-2014-0502/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://volatility-labs.blogspot.com/2014/04/building-decoder-for-cve-2014-0502.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-0502 US Government Resource (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For adobe's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.