Vulnerability Intelligence Report
Adobe Flash Player Dereferenced Pointer Vulnerability
CVE-2014-8439
Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.258 and 14.x and 15.x before 15.0.0.239 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.424 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 15.0.0.293, Adobe AIR SDK before 15.0.0.302, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 15.0.0.302 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (invalid pointer dereference) via unspecified vectors.
CISA KEV
SSVC: Active Exploitation
CVSS Base Score
8.8
HIGH
Exploitability:2.9
Impact Score:5.9
EPSS Probability:20.01%
Executive Threat Verdict
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-416 ↗CWE-416 Use After Free
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| adobe | flash_player | all |
| linux | linux_kernel | all |
| adobe | air | all |
| adobe | air_sdk | all |
| adobe | air_sdk_\&_compiler | all |
| apple | macos | all |
| microsoft | windows | all |
| apple | mac_os_x | all |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Adobe Systems Incorporated · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2014-10-22T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2014-11-25T23:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2014-11-25 |
| Last Updated | 2025-10-22T00:05:34 |
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