Adobe Flash Player up to 11.7.700.224 User Input Sanitizer numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Adobe Flash Player up to 11.7.700.224. Impacted is an unknown function of the component User Input Sanitizer. This manipulation causes numeric error. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2014-0497. In addition, an exploit is available. This vulnerability has a historic impact because of its background and how it was received. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Flash Player up to 11.7.700.224 (Multimedia Player Software). It has been declared as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component User Input Sanitizer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-189. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Integer underflow in Adobe Flash Player before 11.7.700.261 and 11.8.x through 12.0.x before 12.0.0.44 on Windows and Mac OS X, and before 11.2.202.336 on Linux, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was presented 02/04/2014 by Alexander Polyakov and Anton Ivanov as RHSA-2014:0137-01 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with Adobe. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-0497 since 12/20/2013. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/22/2026). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.Due to its background and reception, this vulnerability has a historic impact.

A public exploit has been developed by Metasploit and been published 4 months after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as attacked. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 75246 (openSUSE Security Update : flash-player (openSUSE-SU-2014:0197-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 166669 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for flash-player (SUSE-SU-2014:0221-1)). The CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog lists this issue since 09/17/2024 with a due date of 10/08/2024:

The impacted product is end-of-life (EoL) and/or end-of-service (EoS). Users should discontinue utilization of the product.

Upgrading to version 11.7.700.261 or 12.0.0.44 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at get.adobe.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 13561.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (33212), Zero-Day.cz (24), Tenable (75246), OSVDB (102849†) and Secunia (SA56437†). Additional details are provided at corelan.be. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.335
  • Adobe Flash Player 11.3.372.94
  • Adobe Flash Player 11.3.375.10
  • Adobe Flash Player 11.3.376.12
  • Adobe Flash Player 11.3.377.15
  • Adobe Flash Player 11.3.378.5
  • Adobe Flash Player 11.3.379.14
  • Adobe Flash Player 11.6.602.167
  • Adobe Flash Player 11.6.602.180
  • Adobe Flash Player 11.7.700.169
  • Adobe Flash Player 11.7.700.202
  • Adobe Flash Player 11.7.700.224
  • Adobe Flash Player 12.0.0.38
  • Adobe Flash Player 12.0.0.41
  • Adobe Flash Player 12.0.0.43

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.2

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Attacked
Author: Metasploit
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Nessus ID: 75246
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : flash-player (openSUSE-SU-2014:0197-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 850568
OpenVAS Name: SuSE Update for update openSUSE-SU-2014:0203-1 (update)
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MetaSploit ID: adobe_flash_avm2.rb
MetaSploit Name: Adobe Flash Player Integer Underflow Remote Code Execution
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Flash Player 11.7.700.261/12.0.0.44
Suricata ID: 2018091
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06/13/2014 +38 days 🔍
04/22/2026 +4331 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: RHSA-2014:0137-01
Researcher: Alexander Polyakov, Anton Ivanov
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-0497 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-0497
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-12193

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X-Force: 90884
SecurityFocus: 65327
Secunia: 56437 - Google Chrome Flash Player Integer Underflow Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 102849
SecurityTracker: 1029715
Vulnerability Center: 43136 - [APSB14-04] Adobe Flash Player Remote Code Execution Vulnerability due to Integer Underflow, Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/07/2014 08:58
Updated: 04/22/2026 14:58
Changes: 02/07/2014 08:58 (95), 05/20/2017 10:19 (8), 06/09/2021 06:53 (4), 06/09/2021 07:05 (1), 07/13/2024 14:28 (17), 09/18/2024 03:14 (1), 09/18/2024 22:30 (11), 09/19/2024 22:21 (11), 09/30/2024 17:13 (9), 12/21/2024 19:59 (8), 04/22/2026 14:58 (9)
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