NVD

CVE-2014-8438 Detail

Modified

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Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in 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 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-0573 and CVE-2014-0588.

Evaluator Description

CWE-416: Use After Free

Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

N/A

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

Base Score: N/A

NVD assessment not yet provided.

CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 10.0 HIGH

Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink	Resource
http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-24.html	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-24.html	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00013.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00013.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71049	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71049	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98619	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98619	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
NVD-CWE-Other	Other	NIST

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Change History

7 change records found show changes

Modified Analysis by NIST 12/20/2018 12:52:19 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Changed	CPE Configuration	OR cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air_sdk_\&_compiler::::::::* versions up to (including) 15.0.0.302	AND OR cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player::::::::* versions from (including) 11.0 up to (excluding) 11.2.202.418 OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
Changed	CPE Configuration	OR cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air_sdk::::::::* versions up to (including) 15.0.0.302	OR cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air::::::::* versions up to (including) 15.0.0.356
Changed	CPE Configuration	AND OR cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player::::::::* versions up to (including) 11.2.202.411 OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::	OR cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air_sdk::::::::* versions up to (including) 15.0.0.356
Changed	CPE Configuration	AND OR cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player::::::::* versions up to (including) 13.0.0.250 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player::::::::* versions up to (including) 14.0.0.176 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player::::::::* versions up to (including) 15.0.0.189 OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows::::::::	OR cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air_sdk_\&_compiler::::::::* versions up to (excluding) 15.0.0.356
Added	CPE Configuration		AND OR cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player::::::::* versions from (including) 13.0 up to (excluding) 13.0.0.252 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player::::::::* versions from (including) 14.0 up to (including) 14.0.0.179 cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player::::::::* versions from (including) 15.0 up to (excluding) 15.0.0.223 OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows::::::::
Removed	CPE Configuration	OR cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air::::::::* versions up to (including) 15.0.0.293
Changed	Reference Type	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00013.html No Types Assigned	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00013.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71049 No Types Assigned	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71049 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98619 No Types Assigned	https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98619 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Evaluator Description	<a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html">CWE-416: Use After Free</a>	<a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html" rel="nofollow">CWE-416: Use After Free</a>

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2014-8438
NVD Published Date:
11/11/2014
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
Adobe Systems Incorporated

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CVE-2014-8438 Detail

Description

Evaluator Description

Metrics

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Weakness Enumeration

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

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Change History

CVE Modified by CVE 11/20/2024 9:19:04 PM

CVE Modified by Adobe Systems Incorporated 5/13/2024 11:23:24 PM

Modified Analysis by NIST 12/20/2018 12:52:19 PM

CVE Modified by Adobe Systems Incorporated 9/07/2017 9:29:23 PM

CVE Modified by Adobe Systems Incorporated 1/06/2017 10:00:32 PM

CVE Modified by Adobe Systems Incorporated 1/02/2017 9:59:19 PM

Initial CVE Analysis 11/12/2014 10:51:20 AM

Quick Info