CVE-2014-0542
HighSummary
Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR in certain versions do not properly restrict discovery of memory addresses, allowing attackers to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism.
Risk Assessment
Attackers may exploit this vulnerability to carry out attacks that could lead to the execution of malicious code within the application context.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR to the latest versions to minimize the risk associated with this vulnerability.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player, Adobe AIR
See all- CVE-2015-8823High
Use-after-free vulnerability in the TextField object implementation in Adobe Flash Player before version 18.0.0.268 and in versions 19.x and 20.x before 20.0.0.228 on Windows and OS X, as well as before 11.2.202.554 on Linux. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted text property.
- CVE-2016-1005High
Adobe Flash Player versions before 18.0.0.333 and 19.x through 21.x before 21.0.0.182 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.577 on Linux, as well as Adobe AIR versions before 21.0.0.176, allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via crafted MPEG-4 data.
- CVE-2016-1002High
Adobe Flash Player versions before 18.0.0.333 and 19.x through 21.x before 21.0.0.182 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.577 on Linux, as well as Adobe AIR versions before 21.0.0.176, allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.
- CVE-2016-1001High
A heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.333 and 19.x through 21.x before 21.0.0.182 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.577 on Linux, as well as in Adobe AIR before 21.0.0.176, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code.
- CVE-2016-0998High
A use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before version 18.0.0.333 and in versions 19.x through 21.x before 21.0.0.182 on Windows and OS X, as well as before 11.2.202.577 on Linux. A similar vulnerability exists in Adobe AIR and its SDK before version 21.0.0.176, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code.
- CVE-2016-0996High
A use-after-free vulnerability in the setInterval method in Adobe Flash Player before version 18.0.0.333 and in versions 19.x through 21.x before 21.0.0.182 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.577 on Linux, as well as in Adobe AIR before 21.0.0.176, Adobe AIR SDK before 21.0.0.176, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 21.0.0.176, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted arguments.
- CVE-2016-0994High
A use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before version 18.0.0.333 and in versions 19.x through 21.x before 21.0.0.182 on Windows and OS X, as well as before 11.2.202.577 on Linux, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by using the actionCallMethod opcode with crafted arguments.
- CVE-2016-0993High
Integer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before version 18.0.0.333 and in versions 19.x through 21.x before 21.0.0.182 on Windows and OS X, as well as before 11.2.202.577 on Linux, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code.
- CVE-2016-0992High
Adobe Flash Player versions before 18.0.0.333 and 19.x through 21.x before 21.0.0.182 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.577 on Linux, as well as Adobe AIR and its SDK versions before 21.0.0.176, allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.
- CVE-2016-0990High
A use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before version 18.0.0.333 and in versions 19.x through 21.x before 21.0.0.182 on Windows and OS X, as well as before 11.2.202.577 on Linux, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Original NVD description (English source)
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-2014-0543, CVE-2014-0544, and CVE-2014-0545.