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CVE-2014-0502

HIGH

Double free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 11.7.700.269 and 11.8.x through 12.0.x before 12.0.0.70 on Windows and Mac OS X and before 11.2.202.341 on Linux, Adobe AIR before…

Published
Feb 21, 2014
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
Affected
0 pkgs
Patched
None yet
Exploits
4 known

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗
24.2%probability of exploitation in next 30 days
Moderate Risk98th percentile0.00%
4.28%36.2%68.1%100.0%89.8%24.2%Jan 26May 26Jul 26

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.

Description

Double free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 11.7.700.269 and 11.8.x through 12.0.x before 12.0.0.70 on Windows and Mac OS X and before 11.2.202.341 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 4.0.0.1628 on Android, Adobe AIR SDK before 4.0.0.1628, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 4.0.0.1628 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in February 2014.

Affected Products

10 products · 17 configurations
Application
adobe airadobe
< 4.0.0.1628
range
Application
adobe air sdkadobe
< 4.0.0.1628
range
Application
flash playeradobe
≥ 11.8.800.94 && < 11.2.202.341
range
OS
opensuseopensuse
3 versions
11.412.313.1
OS
enterprise linux desktopredhat
2 versions
5.06.0
OS
enterprise linux eusredhat
1 version
6.5
Exploits & PoCs
4

Research use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.

Detection & mitigation playbook

Vendor / appliance
  1. Detect

    Inventory every adobe adobe air deployment and check each version against the affected-products list above. Because the exploit targets the running system rather than your application code, also watch for remote code execution at the network and runtime layer — O3 flags the exploit behaviour from runtime telemetry and egress traffic even before a vulnerable build is confirmed.

  2. Fix

    Apply the adobe adobe air security patch or hotfix for CVE-2014-0502 on the affected version, following the vendor advisory for your exact build.

  3. Workarounds

    Cut exposure now: restrict the management/admin interface to trusted networks, segment the device, and apply the vendor's recommended configuration mitigations and any WAF/IPS signature. O3's runtime protection blocks the exploit chain at execution, holding the line on unpatched or end-of-life systems until you can patch.

  4. How O3 protects you

    O3 detects and blocks CVE-2014-0502 exploitation at runtime: eBPF exploit-chain detection, plus L7 egress monitoring that catches the post-exploitation callback and severs the attacker's outbound channel.

Tailored to CVE-2014-0502. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Double free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 11.7.700.269 and 11.8.x through 12.0.x before 12.0.0.70 on Windows and Mac OS X and before 11.2.202.341 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 4.0.0.1628 on Android, Adobe AIR SDK before 4.0.0.1628, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 4.0.0.1628 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in February 2014.
O3 Security · Runtime Protection

Is CVE-2014-0502 being exploited in your environment?

O3's eBPF runtime sensors and L7 egress monitoring detect and block the CVE-2014-0502 exploit chain at execution — protecting unpatched and end-of-life systems until the vendor patch is applied.

CVE-2014-0502: Adobe Air CWE-415 (High 8.8) | O3 Security