CVE-2014-0573 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player across Windows, OS X, and Linux, as well as Adobe AIR and its SDKs, allowing for arbitrary code execution. With a CVSS score of 10.0, it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA KEV and lacking public exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, the vulnerability garnered significant community discussion and media coverage at the time, indicating its perceived importance.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 13.0, < 13.0.0.252CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 14.0, <= 14.0.0.179CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 15.0, < 15.0.0.223CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 11.0, < 11.2.202.418CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 15.0.0.356CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:air_sdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.