Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 11.7.700.275 and 11.8.x through 13.0.x before 13.0.0.182 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.350 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 13.0.0.83 on Android, Adobe AIR SDK before 13.0.0.83, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 13.0.0.83 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, and possibly bypass an Internet Explorer sandbox protection mechanism, via unspecified vectors, as demonstrated by VUPEN during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 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 | 11.2.202.350-1.el6 | RHSA-2014:0380 |
| RHEL 5 | flash-plugin | 11.2.202.350-1.el5 | RHSA-2014:0380 |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2014:0380 Red Hat Security Advisory: flash-plugin security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
References
- http://twitter.com/thezdi/statuses/443886338077495296
- http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-09.html
- http://www.pwn2own.com/2014/03/pwn2own-results-for-wednesday-day-one/
- SUSE-SU-2014:0535 vendor-advisory
- GLSA-201405-04 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2014:0520 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2014:0380 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2014:0549 vendor-advisory