CVE-2014-8443 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, affecting versions prior to 13.0.0.259, 14.x through 16.x before 16.0.0.235 on Windows and OS X, and before 11.2.202.425 on Linux. This flaw allows attackers to execute arbitrary code through unspecified vectors, impacting systems running Adobe Flash on Windows, OS X, and Linux. With a CVSS score of 10.0, it represents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog.
| 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 16.0, < 16.0.0.235CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 11.0, < 11.2.202.425CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:flash_player:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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