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CVE-2014-0590

HIGH · 10.0 CVSS v2.0 Published 2014-11-11
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 11.2.202.418 / 13.0.0.252 or later.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click Patch available

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 · unedited
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 by leveraging an unspecified "type confusion," a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-0577, CVE-2014-0584, CVE-2014-0585, and CVE-2014-0586.

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 confidence

This is a type confusion vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors. The vulnerability affects multiple product lines across Windows, OS X, and Linux platforms.

MitigationUpdate Adobe Flash Player to version 13.0.0.252 or later (14.x/15.x to 15.0.0.223 or later, Linux to 11.2.202.418 or later) and Adobe AIR to 15.0.0.356 or later. If Flash is unnecessary, consider removing it entirely.

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
Flash PlayerApplication
Affected:>= 13.0, < 13.0.0.252>= 14.0, <= 14.0.0.179>= 15.0, < 15.0.0.223>= 11.0, < 11.2.202.418
Air SdkApplication
Affected:<= 15.0.0.356
AirApplication
Affected:<= 15.0.0.356
Air Sdk \& CompilerApplication
Affected:< 15.0.0.356

CVSS 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
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Check Adobe Flash Player version on Windows
    Open the Flash Player Settings Manager at https://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager.html, or navigate to Control Panel > Flash Player (if installed), or check registry key HKLM\SOFTWARE\Adobe\FlashPlayer\InstallVersion
    Affected if The installed version falls within any of these ranges: 13.0.0.0 through 13.0.0.251, 14.0.0.0 through 14.0.0.179, 15.0.0.0 through 15.0.0.222, or 11.0.0.0 through 11.2.202.417
  2. Check Adobe Flash Player version on macOS
    Open Finder, go to /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Flash Player/ and locate the version file, or check ~/Library/Preferences/com.macromedia.Flash Player.plist
    Affected if The installed version falls within any of these ranges: 13.0.0.0 through 13.0.0.251, 14.0.0.0 through 14.0.0.179, 15.0.0.0 through 15.0.0.222, or 11.0.0.0 through 11.2.202.417
  3. Check Adobe Flash Player version on Linux
    Run rpm -q flash-player or check /usr/lib/flash-plugin/version.properties, or visit the Flash Player about page in a browser
    Affected if The installed version is 11.2.202.417 or earlier (Linux versions 13.x, 14.x, and 15.x are not applicable to Linux)
  4. Check Adobe AIR version on Windows
    Open Control Panel > Programs and Features, locate Adobe AIR in the list, and note the version number shown
    Affected if The installed version is 15.0.0.356 or earlier
  5. Check Adobe AIR version on macOS
    Open /Applications/Utilities/Adobe AIR Application Installer.app or check the version via Get Info on the Adobe AIR application in /Applications
    Affected if The installed version is 15.0.0.356 or earlier

You are affected if any installed Adobe Flash Player version is below 13.0.0.252 (13.x), below 14.0.0.180 (14.x), below 15.0.0.223 (15.x), or below 11.2.202.418 (11.x on Linux); OR if any Adobe AIR version is 15.0.0.356 or earlier.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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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.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 11.2.202.418 / 13.0.0.252 / 15.0.0.223 or later
Fixed in 11.2.202.41813.0.0.25215.0.0.223
Vendor patch helpx.adobe.com →
Interim mitigation

Update Adobe Flash Player to version 13.0.0.252 or later (14.x/15.x to 15.0.0.223 or later, Linux to 11.2.202.418 or later) and Adobe AIR to 15.0.0.356 or later. If Flash is unnecessary, consider removing it entirely.

Recommended fix High confidence

Flash Player: 13.0.0.252 (13.x), 14.0.0.180 (14.x), 15.0.0.223 (15.x), 11.2.202.418 (Linux 11.x); AIR/AIR SDK: 15.0.0.356

  1. Identify which Adobe product is installed (Flash Player, AIR, or AIR SDK) and note the current version
  2. For Flash Player 13.x: Upgrade to version 13.0.0.252 or later
  3. For Flash Player 14.x: Upgrade to version 14.0.0.180 or later
  4. For Flash Player 15.x: Upgrade to version 15.0.0.223 or later
  5. For Flash Player 11.x (Linux): Upgrade to version 11.2.202.418 or later
  6. For Adobe AIR: Upgrade to version 15.0.0.356 or later
  7. For Adobe AIR SDK: Upgrade to version 15.0.0.356 or later
  8. For Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler: Upgrade to version 15.0.0.356 or later
Caveat Adobe Flash Player reached end-of-life on December 31, 2020; consider migrating away from Flash-based applications

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Flash Player Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation1.0 h
  • Testing1.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
5.0 hours of engineering $910
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