CVE-2014-0519
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 attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-0517, CVE-2014-0518, and CVE-2014-0520.
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 security bypass vulnerability that allows attackers to circumvent intended access restrictions, potentially enabling unauthorized access to sensitive resources or functionality.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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 WindowsOpen Windows Control Panel > Programs and Features, or check the version in Internet Explorer by navigating to about:flash (or using a Flash version checker website), or check the file version of C:\Windows\System32\Macromed\Flash\pepflashplayer32.dll or NPSWF32.dllAffected if Installed version is 13.0.0.0 to 13.0.0.213, OR 11.0.0.0 to 11.2.202.358
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Check Adobe Flash Player version on macOSOpen Finder > Go > Go to Folder > /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Flash Player/, or check the version via Safari by visiting a Flash version checker page, or check the file version of /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Flash Player.pluginAffected if Installed version is 13.0.0.0 to 13.0.0.213, OR 11.0.0.0 to 11.2.202.358
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Check Adobe Flash Player version on LinuxCheck the version of the NPAPI plugin by entering 'about:plugins' in Firefox address bar, or run 'rpm -q flash-player' or 'dpkg -l flash-player' depending on package manager, or check the file version of /usr/lib/flash-plugin/libflashplayer.soAffected if Installed version is 11.0.0.0 to 11.2.202.358 (Linux is only affected in the 11.x branch for this CVE)
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Check Adobe AIR versionOpen Windows Control Panel > Programs and Features and look for Adobe AIR, or on macOS check /Applications/Adobe AIR Installer.app version info, or check the AIR runtime folder on Windows at C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe AIR\versions\ or on Mac at /Library/Application Support/Adobe AIR/Affected if Installed version is any version lower than 13.0.0.111
Your environment is affected if Adobe Flash Player version falls within 13.0.0.0-13.0.0.213 or 11.0.0.0-11.2.202.358, OR if Adobe AIR version is lower than 13.0.0.111.
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 (Windows/OS X) or 11.2.202.359 (Linux), and update Adobe AIR SDK to version 13.0.0.111 or later to remediate this vulnerability.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2014-0519 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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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