Description
Double free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 11.7.700.269 and 11.8.x through 12.0.x before 12.0.0.70 on Windows and Mac OS X and before 11.2.202.341 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 4.0.0.1628 on Android, Adobe AIR SDK before 4.0.0.1628, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 4.0.0.1628 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in February 2014.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 | flash-plugin | 11.2.202.341-1.el6 | RHSA-2014:0196 |
| RHEL 5 | flash-plugin | 11.2.202.341-1.el5 | RHSA-2014:0196 |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2014:0196 Red Hat Security Advisory: flash-plugin security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
References
- openSUSE-SU-2014:0278 vendor-advisory
- https://volatility-labs.blogspot.com/2014/04/building-decoder-for-cve-2014-0502.html
- GLSA-201405-04 vendor-advisory
- http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-07.html
- RHSA-2014:0196 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2014:0290 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2014:0277 vendor-advisory
- http://www.alienvault.com/open-threat-exchange/blog/analysis-of-an-attack-exploiting-the-adobe-zero-day-cve-2014-0502/