Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.244 and 14.x and 15.x before 15.0.0.152 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.406 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 15.0.0.249 on Windows and OS X and before 15.0.0.252 on Android, Adobe AIR SDK before 15.0.0.249, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 15.0.0.249 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-0559.
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.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | flashplugin-nonfree | 11.2.202.406ubuntu0.14.04.1 | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 | flash-plugin | 11.2.202.406-1.el6 | RHSA-2014:1173 |
| RHEL 5 | flash-plugin | 11.2.202.406-1.el5 | RHSA-2014:1173 |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Metasploit 1 module
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Adobe Flash Player copyPixelsToByteArray Method Integer Overflow
exploit/windows/browser/adobe_flash_copy_pixels_to_byte_array
Exploit-DB 1
- Adobe Flash Player - copyPixelsToByteArray Integer Overflow (Metasploit) EDB-36808 · remote · Apr 21, 2015 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2014:1173 Red Hat Security Advisory: flash-plugin security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
References
- GLSA-201409-05 vendor-advisory
- adobe-flash-cve20140556-bo(95826) vdb-entry
- https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=46
- 61089 third-party-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2014:1130 vendor-advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131516/Adobe-Flash-Player-copyPixelsToByteArray-Integer-Overflow.html
- openSUSE-SU-2014:1110 vendor-advisory
- http://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2014/09/exploiting-cve-2014-0556-in-flash.html
- SUSE-SU-2014:1124 vendor-advisory
- 69696 vdb-entry
- 36808 exploit
- http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-21.html
- 111110 vdb-entry
- 1030822 vdb-entry