CVE-2014-0556 EXPLOIT
10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 84.3% (pctl 100)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.244 and 14.x and 15.x before 15.0.0.152 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.406 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 15.0.0.249 on Windows and OS X and before 15.0.0.252 on Android, Adobe AIR SDK before 15.0.0.249, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 15.0.0.249 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-0559.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 84.3% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2014-09-10 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (7)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| adobe | adobe air |
| adobe | adobe air sdk |
| adobe | flash player |
| apple | mac os x |
| android | |
| linux | linux kernel |
| microsoft | windows |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Adobe Flash Player - copyPixelsToByteArray Integer Overflow (Metasploit) | 2015-04-21 |
References
- http://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2014/09/exploiting-cve-2014-0556-in-flash.html
- http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-21.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00006.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00016.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00021.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131516/Adobe-Flash-Player-copyPixelsToByteArray-Integer-Overflow.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61089
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201409-05.xml
- http://www.osvdb.org/111110
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69696
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030822
- https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=46
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95826
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36808/
- http://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2014/09/exploiting-cve-2014-0556-in-flash.html
- http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-21.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00006.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00016.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00021.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131516/Adobe-Flash-Player-copyPixelsToByteArray-Integer-Overflow.html
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