ZDF
Sign inSign up

Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2014-0497

Adobe Flash Player Integer Underflow Vulnerablity

Published Feb 4, 2014 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · Apple flash player

Patch now

CVE-2014-0497 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Oct 8, 2024. Confirm Apple flash player against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Severity
Critical9.8
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
99.88%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe adobe/flash player · cpe google/chrome · cpe opensuse/opensuse · cpe redhat/enterprise linux desktop · cpe redhat/enterprise linux eus · cpe redhat/enterprise linux server

Integer underflow in Adobe Flash Player before 11.7.700.261 and 11.8.x through 12.0.x before 12.0.0.44 on Windows and Mac OS X, and before 11.2.202.336 on Linux, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe adobe/flash playerversion unspecified
  • cpe google/chromeversion unspecified
  • cpe opensuse/opensuse11.4
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux desktop5.0
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux desktop6.0
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux eus6.5
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux server5.0
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux server6.0
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux server aus6.5
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux workstation5.0
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux workstation6.0
  • vendor Adobe Flash Playerversion unspecified
  • vendor n/a n/aversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2014-0497

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2014-0497 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Oct 8, 2024. Confirm Apple flash player against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with redhat/enterprise linux desktop 5.0; redhat/enterprise linux desktop 6.0; redhat/enterprise linux eus 6.5; redhat/enterprise linux server 5.0. The impacted product is end-of-life (EoL) and/or end-of-service (EoS). Users should discontinue utilization of the product.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-191: Integer Underflow. EPSS 99.88%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. A public exploit reference is linked in Sources. That is not the same as confirmed exploitation. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Feb 4, 2014 · Catalog

    Detected

    Integer underflow in Adobe Flash Player before 11.7.700.261 and 11.8.x through 12.0.x before 12.0.0.44 on Windows and Mac OS X, and before 11.2.202.336 on Linux, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

  2. Sep 17, 2024 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    The impacted product is end-of-life (EoL) and/or end-of-service (EoS). Users should discontinue utilization of the product.

  3. Oct 8, 2024 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    The impacted product is end-of-life (EoL) and/or end-of-service (EoS). Users should discontinue utilization of the product.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    Integer underflow in Adobe Flash Player before 11.7.700.261 and 11.8.x through 12.0.x before 12.0.0.44 on Windows and Mac OS X, and before 11.2.202.336 on Linux, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

  5. Jun 17, 2026 · Apple Security Releases

    Updated

    Integer underflow in Adobe Flash Player before 11.7.700.261 and 11.8.x through 12.0.x before 12.0.0.44 on Windows and Mac OS X, and before 11.2.202.336 on Linux, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Sources

  • Apple Security ReleasesVendor advisoryCVE-2014-0497

    Integer underflow in Adobe Flash Player before 11.7.700.261 and 11.8.x through 12.0.x before 12.0.0.44 on Windows and Mac OS X, and before 11.2.202.336 on Linux, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

    nvd.nist.gov
  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2014-0497

    Adobe Flash Player contains an integer underflow vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2014-0497

    Integer underflow in Adobe Flash Player before 11.7.700.261 and 11.8.x through 12.0.x before 12.0.0.44 on Windows and Mac OS X, and before 11.2.202.336 on Linux, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2014-0497

    30-day exploitation probability 99.9%

    first.org
  • Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference33212

    Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.

    exploit-db.com
  • Metasploit ModulesPublic exploit moduleexploit_windows/browser/adobe_flash_avm2

    Public module reference (normal). Module source is not copied into this catalog.

    rapid7.com
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2014-0497

    Integer underflow in Adobe Flash Player before 11.7.700.261 and 11.8.x through 12.0.x before 12.0.0.44 on Windows and Mac OS X, and before 11.2.202.336 on Linux, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2014-0497

    Adobe Flash Player contains an integer underflow vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.