CVE-2014-8439
Actively exploited. CVE-2014-8439 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-05-25) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.
Adobe Flash Player has a vulnerability in the way it handles a dereferenced memory pointer which could lead to code execution.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Adobe Flash Player has a vulnerability in the way it handles a dereferenced memory pointer which could lead to code execution.
- Who is affected
- Users of Adobe Flash Player are affected.
- Urgency
- This vulnerability is critical and actively exploited, necessitating immediate remediation.
- Action
- Update Adobe Flash Player to the latest version to address this vulnerability.
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Exploitation outlook
- Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 97% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- criticalexploitedCVE-2014-8439: Adobe Flash Player Dereferenced Pointer Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2022-05-25
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