Description
Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.241 and 14.x before 14.0.0.176 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.400 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 14.0.0.178 on Windows and OS X and before 14.0.0.179 on Android, Adobe AIR SDK before 14.0.0.178, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 14.0.0.178 do not properly restrict discovery of memory addresses, which allows attackers to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-0540, CVE-2014-0542, CVE-2014-0544, and CVE-2014-0545.
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 | 11.2.202.400-1.el6 | RHSA-2014:1051 |
| RHEL 5 | flash-plugin | 11.2.202.400-1.el5 | RHSA-2014:1051 |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2014:1051 Red Hat Security Advisory: flash-plugin security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
References
- 60710 third-party-advisory
- 60732 third-party-advisory
- http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-18.html
- 1030712 vdb-entry
- GLSA-201408-05 vendor-advisory