CVE-2014-0516
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAdobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.214 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.359 on Linux, Adobe AIR SDK before 13.0.0.111, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 13.0.0.111 allow remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via unspecified vectors.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceAdobe Flash Player and AIR SDK contain a Same Origin Policy (SOP) bypass vulnerability. The SOP is a critical browser security mechanism that restricts how scripts from one origin can interact with resources from another origin. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass this protection via unspecified vectors, potentially enabling cross-origin data theft or unauthorized access to sensitive information.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data>= 13.0, < 13.0.0.214>= 11.0, < 11.2.202.359< 13.0.0.111CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check Adobe Flash Player version on Windows or macOSOpen a web browser, right-click on any Flash content, select 'About Adobe Flash Player', or visit Adobe's version check page at about:flash. The version is displayed in the dialog box.Affected if The displayed version is 13.0.0.x where x is less than 214, or 11.2.y where y is less than 359 (for Linux), or any version from 13.0.0.0 to 13.0.0.213 inclusive, or 11.0.0.0 to 11.2.202.358 inclusive.
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Check Adobe Flash Player version on LinuxOpen a terminal and run 'rpm -q flash-plugin' for RPM-based distributions, or check the browser's plugin list. Alternatively, visit Adobe's version check page in a browser with Flash installed.Affected if The displayed version is 11.2.y where y is less than 359, meaning any version from 11.2.0.0 to 11.2.202.358 inclusive.
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Check Adobe AIR SDK versionOpen the AIR SDK installation directory and locate the version information file, or run 'air -version' from command line if AIR SDK is installed, or check the AIR application properties in the system control panel.Affected if The version is less than 13.0.0.111, such as 13.0.0.0 through 13.0.0.110.
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Identify if Flash Player is enabled in browsersOpen each installed web browser, navigate to its add-ons or plugins settings, and locate the Flash Player plugin entry. Check whether it is enabled or disabled.Affected if Flash Player is enabled and the version falls within any of the affected version ranges listed above.
The environment is affected if Adobe Flash Player version is 13.0.0.0 to 13.0.0.213, or 11.2.0.0 to 11.2.202.358 (Linux), or Adobe AIR SDK version is below 13.0.0.111, and the respective component is enabled on the system.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor data11.2.202.35913.0.0.11113.0.0.214
Update Adobe Flash Player to version 13.0.0.214 or later (Windows/OS X), 11.2.202.359 or later (Linux), or Adobe AIR SDK to 13.0.0.111 or later. Consider removing Flash Player if no longer required.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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