First published: Tue Nov 11 2014(Updated: )
Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.252 and 14.x and 15.x before 15.0.0.223 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.418 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 15.0.0.356, Adobe AIR SDK before 15.0.0.356, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 15.0.0.356 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging an unspecified "type confusion," a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-0584, CVE-2014-0585, CVE-2014-0586, and CVE-2014-0590.
Credit: psirt@adobe.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Adobe Flash Player for Internet Explorer 11 | >=13.0<13.0.0.252 | |
Adobe Flash Player for Internet Explorer 11 | >=14.0<=14.0.0.179 | |
Adobe Flash Player for Internet Explorer 11 | >=15.0<15.0.0.223 | |
macOS Yosemite | ||
Microsoft Windows | ||
Adobe Flash Player for Internet Explorer 11 | >=11.0<11.2.202.418 | |
Linux Kernel | ||
Adobe AIR SDK and Compiler | <=15.0.0.356 | |
Adobe AIR | <=15.0.0.356 | |
Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler | <15.0.0.356 |
Sign up to SecAlerts for real-time vulnerability data matched to your software, aggregated from hundreds of sources.
CVE-2014-0577 is classified as critical due to its potential for remote code execution.
To mitigate CVE-2014-0577, update Adobe Flash Player to version 13.0.0.252 or later, and for other affected products, ensure they are upgraded to versions above the vulnerable ones.
CVE-2014-0577 affects Adobe Flash Player versions prior to 13.0.0.252, and various other versions of Adobe AIR and its SDK.
Yes, CVE-2014-0577 can be exploited remotely allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code.
The best workaround for CVE-2014-0577 is to disable or uninstall affected versions of Adobe Flash Player and replace them with a secure update.