CVE-2014-0537
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 13.0.0.231 and 14.x before 14.0.0.145 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.394 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 14.0.0.137 on Android, Adobe AIR SDK before 14.0.0.137, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 14.0.0.137 allow attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-0539.
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 · moderate confidenceAdobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR contain a security vulnerability that allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions. The flaw affects multiple versions across Windows, OS X, Linux, and Android platforms. This is a distinct vulnerability from CVE-2014-0539.
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<= 14.0.0.110= 13.0.0.83= 13.0.0.111<= 13.0.0.223= 13.0.0.182= 13.0.0.201= 13.0.0.206= 13.0.0.214= 14.0.0.125<= 11.2.202.378= 11.2.202.223= 11.2.202.228= 11.2.202.233= 11.2.202.235= 11.2.202.236<= 14.0.0.110= 13.0.0.83= 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
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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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Identify installed Adobe Flash Player versionCheck the Flash Player version in your browser (navigate to 'about:plugin' in Firefox or chrome://plugins in Chrome) or check the file version of 'Flash32.ocx' or 'Flash64.ocx' in %WINDIR%\System32\Macromed\Flash\ on Windows, or /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Flash Player/ on macOS, or /usr/lib/flash-plugin/ on LinuxAffected if The installed version is 11.2.202.378 or lower, or is one of 11.2.202.223, 11.2.202.228, 11.2.202.233, 11.2.202.235, 11.2.202.236, 13.0.0.182, 13.0.0.201, 13.0.0.206, 13.0.0.214, 13.0.0.223, or 14.0.0.125
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Identify installed Adobe AIR versionCheck the version through the Adobe AIR Settings Manager at 'https://airsdk.harman.com/' or look for the AIR runtime in Program Files on Windows (/Applications on macOS) and inspect the version info of the AIR applicationAffected if The installed version is 14.0.0.110 or lower, or is exactly 13.0.0.83 or 13.0.0.111
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Identify installed Adobe AIR SDK versionCheck the version of the AIR SDK by reviewing the 'version.properties' file within the SDK installation directory or running 'adl -version' if the SDK tools are in your PATHAffected if The SDK version is 14.0.0.110 or lower, or is exactly 13.0.0.83 or 13.0.0.111
You are affected if any installed Adobe Flash Player, Adobe AIR runtime, or Adobe AIR SDK version matches one of the specific versions or falls within the vulnerable version ranges listed in the CVE.
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 dataUpdate Adobe Flash Player to version 13.0.0.231 or later (14.x to 14.0.0.145 or later on Windows/OS X, 11.2.202.394 or later on Linux), and Adobe AIR to 14.0.0.137 or later. Organizations should also consider removing deprecated Flash Player installations where possible.
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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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2014-0537 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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