CVE-2014-8439
Status: AnalyzedHigh (8.8)⚠ Active exploitation
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
- Version: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Base score: 8.8
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 20%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 97
- Score date: 10/1/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
CISA KEV — actively exploited
- Added to catalog: 5/25/2022
- Remediation due date: 6/15/2022
- Known ransomware use: Unknown
Affected technologies (4)
CWEs
- CWE-119
- CWE-416
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
- 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
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