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CVE-2014-0541

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 allow attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via unspecified vectors.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2014-0541 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 7 products from adobe, from apple, from microsoft and 4 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

2014-08-12T22:55:02.467

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 10.0 (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-264

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	adobe	flash_player	≤ 13.0.0.231	Yes
Application	adobe	flash_player	13.0.0.182	Yes
Application	adobe	flash_player	13.0.0.201	Yes
Application	adobe	flash_player	13.0.0.206	Yes
Application	adobe	flash_player	13.0.0.214	Yes
Application	adobe	flash_player	13.0.0.223	Yes
Application	adobe	flash_player	14.0.0.125	Yes
Application	adobe	flash_player	14.0.0.145	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	*	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows	*	No
Application	adobe	adobe_air	≤ 14.0.0.137	Yes
Application	adobe	adobe_air	13.0.0.83	Yes
Application	adobe	adobe_air	13.0.0.111	Yes
Application	adobe	adobe_air	14.0.0.110	Yes
Operating System	google	android	*	No
Application	adobe	flash_player	≤ 11.2.202.394	Yes
Application	adobe	flash_player	11.2.202.223	Yes
Application	adobe	flash_player	11.2.202.228	Yes
Application	adobe	flash_player	11.2.202.233	Yes
Application	adobe	flash_player	11.2.202.235	Yes
Application	adobe	flash_player	11.2.202.236	Yes
Application	adobe	flash_player	11.2.202.238	Yes
Application	adobe	flash_player	11.2.202.243	Yes
Application	adobe	flash_player	11.2.202.251	Yes
Application	adobe	flash_player	11.2.202.258	Yes
Application	adobe	flash_player	11.2.202.261	Yes
Application	adobe	flash_player	11.2.202.262	Yes
Application	adobe	flash_player	11.2.202.270	Yes
Application	adobe	flash_player	11.2.202.273	Yes
Application	adobe	flash_player	11.2.202.275	Yes
Application	adobe	flash_player	11.2.202.280	Yes
Application	adobe	flash_player	11.2.202.285	Yes
Application	adobe	flash_player	11.2.202.291	Yes
Application	adobe	flash_player	11.2.202.297	Yes
Application	adobe	flash_player	11.2.202.310	Yes
Application	adobe	flash_player	11.2.202.332	Yes
Application	adobe	flash_player	11.2.202.335	Yes
Application	adobe	flash_player	11.2.202.336	Yes
Application	adobe	flash_player	11.2.202.341	Yes
Application	adobe	flash_player	11.2.202.346	Yes
Application	adobe	flash_player	11.2.202.350	Yes
Application	adobe	flash_player	11.2.202.356	Yes
Application	adobe	flash_player	11.2.202.359	Yes
Application	adobe	flash_player	11.2.202.378	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	*	No
Application	adobe	adobe_air	≤ 14.0.0.110	Yes
Application	adobe	adobe_air	13.0.0.83	Yes
Application	adobe	adobe_air	13.0.0.111	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	*	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows	*	No
Application	adobe	adobe_air_sdk	≤ 14.0.0.137	Yes
Application	adobe	adobe_air_sdk	13.0.0.83	Yes
Application	adobe	adobe_air_sdk	13.0.0.111	Yes
Application	adobe	adobe_air_sdk	14.0.0.110	Yes

References

http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-18.html Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/58593 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/59904 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/60710 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/60732 ([email protected])
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201408-05.xml ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030712 ([email protected])
http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-18.html Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/58593 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/59904 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/60710 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/60732 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201408-05.xml (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030712 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

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.