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CVE-2014-0556

Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.244 and 14.x and 15.x before 15.0.0.152 on Windows and OS

Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.244 and 14.x and 15.x before 15.0.0.152 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.406 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 15.0.0.249 on Windows and OS X and before 15.0.0.252 on Android, Adobe AIR SDK before 15.0.0.249, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 15.0.0.249 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-0559.

HIGH · CVSS 10 EPSS 0.87322
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.50 - high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
  • EPSS percentile: top 1% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules1 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
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Affected Products & Versions

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adobe flash player<= 13.0.0.241
adobe flash playerall versions
adobe air sdk<= 14.0.0.178
adobe air sdkall versions
adobe flash player<= 11.2.202.400
adobe air<= 14.0.0.179
adobe airall versions
adobe air<= 14.0.0.178
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Public Exploits & PoCs

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remoteAdobe Flash Player - copyPixelsToByteArray Integer Overflow (Metasploit)verified
pocpacketstormsecurity.com · Adobe-Flash-Player-copyPixelsToByteArray-Integer-Overflow...packetstormsecurity.com
pocwww.exploit-db.com · 36808www.exploit-db.com
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
producthighFlash Player Update from Suspicious Location
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Scoring & Timeline

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HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · psirt@adobe.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD10 Sep 2014 · 01:55 AM
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Vendor Advisories

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suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:0239-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:0493-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:0723-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:0880-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:1064-1
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2014/09/exploiting-cve-2014-0556-in-flash.html
http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-21.htmlPatchVendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00006.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00016.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00021.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/61089
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