CVE-2014-0573

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2014-11-11 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in 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 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-0588 and CVE-2014-8438.

Affected products

Adobe Air: through 15.0.0.356
Adobe Air Sdk: through 15.0.0.356
Adobe Air Sdk & Compiler: before 15.0.0.356 — fixed in 15.0.0.356
Adobe Flash Player 24.0.0.186 and earlier.: from 13.0 before 13.0.0.252; from 14.0 through 14.0.0.179; from 15.0 before 15.0.0.223; from 11.0 before 11.2.202.418 — fixed in 11.2.202.418, 13.0.0.252, 15.0.0.223

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Adobe Air Sdk & Compiler 15.0.0.356; Adobe Flash Player 24.0.0.186 and earlier. 11.2.202.418, 13.0.0.252, 15.0.0.223. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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