CVE-2014-0497

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—Trending — 5 sources updated this weekExploited in the wild

9.8

Integer underflow in Adobe Flash Player before 11.7.700.261 and 11.8.x through 12.0.x before 12.0.0.44 on Windows and Mac OS X, and before 11.2.202.336 on Linux, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

CVSS v3: 9.8
EG Score: 9.8(high)
EPSS: 99.8%
KEV: ⚠ Exploited

Published

February 5, 2014

Last Modified

April 21, 2026

Advisory Details (6)

Auto-updated May 12, 2026

No patch confirmed yet.

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http://secunia.com/advisories/56780

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http://secunia.com/advisories/56737

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http://secunia.com/advisories/56437

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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0137.html

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Chrome Releases: Stable Channel Update

http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2014/02/stable-channel-update.html

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
redhat	flash-plugin-0:11.2.202.336-1.el6	2014-02-05	redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-191Integer Underflow

All Vendor Advisories

(1)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Red HatRHSA-2014:0137CRITICAL2014-02-04
RHSA-2014:0137 — Critical

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 20× in last 7d / 20× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

2026-06-03 21:20 UTCEG score recompute
2026-06-03 21:20 UTCVendor advisory
2026-06-03 21:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
2026-06-03 19:09 UTCkev_newly_listed
2026-06-03 17:02 UTCEG score recompute
2026-06-03 17:02 UTCVendor advisory
2026-06-03 17:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
2026-06-03 12:44 UTCEG score recompute
2026-06-03 12:44 UTCVendor advisory
2026-06-03 12:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
2026-06-03 08:26 UTCEG score recompute
2026-06-03 08:26 UTCVendor advisory
2026-06-03 08:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
2026-06-03 04:08 UTCEG score recompute
2026-06-03 04:08 UTCVendor advisory
2026-06-03 04:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
2026-06-02 23:50 UTCEG score recompute
2026-06-02 23:50 UTCVendor advisory
2026-06-02 23:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
2026-06-02 20:10 UTCepss_batch

Publicly available exploits

(2 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

Exploit-DBEDB-33212✓ verified
First seen May 6, 2014
Adobe Flash Player - Integer Underflow Remote Code Execution (Metasploit)
Open source ↗
Metasploitexploit/windows/browser/adobe_flash_avm2✓ verified
First seen Feb 5, 2014
Adobe Flash Player Integer Underflow Remote Code Execution
Open source ↗

Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2014-0497?

CVE-2014-0497 is a critical vulnerability published on February 5, 2014. Integer underflow in Adobe Flash Player before 11.7.700.261 and 11.8.x through 12.0.x before 12.0.0.44 on Windows and Mac OS X, and before 11.2.202.336 on Linux, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

When was CVE-2014-0497 disclosed?

CVE-2014-0497 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on February 5, 2014, with the most recent update on April 21, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2014-0497 actively exploited?

Yes. CISA added CVE-2014-0497 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on September 17, 2024, affecting Adobe Flash Player. KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate patching attention.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2014-0497?

CVE-2014-0497 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).

Which products are affected by CVE-2014-0497?

CVE-2014-0497 affects Adobe Flash Player. The full affected-products list, including version ranges and fixed versions, is shown in the Affected Packages section of this page.

How do I remediate CVE-2014-0497?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2014-0497, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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