Threats / Adobe / CVE-2014-0497
CVE-2014-0497
· EUVD no mirror located
· GCVE no mirror located
Verified 2026-06-22
Adobe Flash Player vulnerability
Adobe Flash Player contains an integer underflow vulnerability allowing remote code execution. Actively exploited in the wild.
Verdict
Today item — known-exploited.
Integer underflow in Flash Player enables arbitrary code execution when processing malformed input. High EPSS score and confirmed wild exploitation indicate immediate risk to deployed systems.
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Is it exploitable?
— the evidence, ranked above the scoreReported exploitation
4 independent public reports of in-the-wild exploitation are cataloged.Distinct reporting sources (vendor, incident response, government); open them for the underlying claims.
Exploited in the wild
Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2024-09-17).
Probability (EPSS)
EPSS 0.99883 — modeled likelihood of exploitation activity.EPSS is a daily-changing model output — open the source for today's value.
Severity / affected
Affected: Adobe, Flash Player. Confirm exact fixed builds in the vendor advisory.
Weakness (CWE)
Mapped to CWE-191 Integer Underflow — weakness family: Memory safety.CWE assignment from the public NVD record; the weakness class drives how the flaw is exploited.
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Who’s exploiting it?
— attribution turns risk into urgencyAttribution not established
No confirmed (advisory-backed) threat-actor attribution is established for this record. Absence of a named actor is not absence of compromise — see Coverage & confidence.
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Why it matters
— the attack path, told twice: adversary, then board1
Front door — unauthenticated access narrative 1
Attacker
Craft malicious Flash content with integer underflow trigger to bypass bounds checking.
Business
Attackers gain code execution capability on victim systems running vulnerable Flash Player.
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Keys to the kingdom — privilege/identity takeover narrative 2
Attacker
Distribute weaponized SWF files or embed exploits in compromised websites.
Business
Widespread compromise of user endpoints and potential lateral movement into enterprise networks.
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Lateral reach — past segmentation narrative 3
Attacker
Execute payload for data theft, malware installation, or system persistence.
Business
Data breaches, operational disruption, and loss of system integrity across affected user base.
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What to do
— defensible action- Remediate per the vendor advisory — confirm the fixed build for your version and verify exposure.1
Say it to the boardA vulnerability with this evidence profile is a defensible budget line, not a backlog ticket — fund the change against the proof above.
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