CVE-2014-8440
Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.252 and 14.x and 15.x before 15.0.0.223 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.418 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 15.0.0.356, Adobe AIR SDK before 15.0.0.356, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 15.0.0.356 allow attackers…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 81.9%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.252 and 14.x and 15.x before 15.0.0.223 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.418 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 15.0.0.356, Adobe AIR SDK before 15.0.0.356, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 15.0.0.356 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-0576, CVE-2014-0581, and CVE-2014-8441.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 81.94% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 1 May 2015
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- adobe/flash player · adobe/air sdk · adobe/air · adobe/air sdk \& compiler
- Source
- psirt@adobe.com
EPSS 81.9% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-24.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00013.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71047Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98615Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36880/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.verisign.com/en_US/security-services/security-intelligence/vulnerability-reports/articles/index.xhtml?id=1081Third Party Advisory
- http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-24.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00013.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71047Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98615Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36880/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.verisign.com/en_US/security-services/security-intelligence/vulnerability-reports/articles/index.xhtml?id=1081Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.