VDB-12375 · CVE-2014-0502 · APSB14-07

Adobe Flash Player up to 11.3.300.270 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Adobe Flash Player up to 11.3.300.270. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-0502. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Adobe Flash Player up to 11.3.300.270 (Multimedia Player Software). This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was published 02/20/2014 with Google Security Team/FireEye as APSB14-07 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-0502 since 12/20/2013. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as attacked. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 72606 (Flash Player <= 11.7.700.261 / 12.0.0.44 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB14-07)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 100182 (Microsoft Windows Update for Vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player in Internet Explorer (KB2934802)). 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 eliminates this vulnerability. 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 13666.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (91228), Zero-Day.cz (108), Tenable (72606), SecurityFocus (BID 65702†) and Secunia (SA57057†). Further details are available at technet.microsoft.com. Similar entries are available at VDB-6601, VDB-6595, VDB-6614 and VDB-6606. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Multimedia Player Software

Vendor

Adobe

Name

Flash Player

Version

11.3.300.270

License

free

Support

end of life

Website

Vendor: https://www.adobe.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.0

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Temp Score: 9.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Status: Attacked

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Nessus ID: 72606
Nessus Name: Flash Player <= 11.7.700.261 / 12.0.0.44 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB14-07)
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OpenVAS ID: 850571
OpenVAS Name: SuSE Update for flash-player openSUSE-SU-2014:0278-1 (flash-player)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB14-07
Organization: Google Security Team/FireEye
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-0502 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-0502
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-12375

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X-Force: 91228 - Adobe Flash Player code execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 65702 - Adobe Flash Player and AIR CVE-2014-0502 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 57057 - Adobe Flash Player / AIR Multiple Vulnerabilities, Extremely Critical
Vulnerability Center: 43354 - [APSB14-07] Adobe Flash Player, AIR, AIR SDK and SDK and Compiler Remote Code Execution due to a Double Free, Critical

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

Created: 02/22/2014 22:53
Updated: 09/30/2024 17:13
Changes: 02/22/2014 22:53 (90), 05/21/2017 14:18 (3), 06/09/2021 17:23 (3), 07/12/2024 12:20 (23), 09/18/2024 03:14 (1), 09/18/2024 22:30 (11), 09/19/2024 22:21 (11), 09/30/2024 17:13 (9)
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