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CVE-2014-8439

Adobe Flash Player Dereferenced Pointer Vulnerability

Published Nov 25, 2014 · updated Jun 16, 2026 · adobe flash player

Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.258 and 14.x and 15.x before 15.0.0.239 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.424 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 15.0.0.293, Adobe AIR SDK before 15.0.0.302, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 15.0.0.302 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (invalid pointer dereference) via unspecified vectors.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Nov 25, 2014 · Catalog

    Detected

    Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.258 and 14.x and 15.x before 15.0.0.239 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.424 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 15.0.0.293, Adobe AIR SDK before 15.0.0.302, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 15.0.0.302 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (invalid pointer dereference) via unspecified vectors.

  2. May 25, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

  3. Jun 15, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.258 and 14.x and 15.x before 15.0.0.239 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.424 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 15.0.0.293, Adobe AIR SDK before 15.0.0.302, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 15.0.0.302 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (invalid pointer dereference) via unspecified vectors.

Required action

The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

CISA due date Jun 15, 2022

Affected

  • cpe adobe/airversion unspecified
  • cpe adobe/air sdkversion unspecified
  • cpe adobe/air sdk & compilerversion unspecified
  • cpe adobe/flash playerversion unspecified
  • vendor Adobe Flash Playerversion unspecified

Sources

  • CISA KEVCVE-2014-8439

    Adobe Flash Player has a vulnerability in the way it handles a dereferenced memory pointer which could lead to code execution.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgCVE-2014-8439

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSCVE-2014-8439

    30-day exploitation probability 20.4%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDCVE-2014-8439

    Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.258 and 14.x and 15.x before 15.0.0.239 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.424 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 15.0.0.293, Adobe AIR SDK before 15.0.0.302, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 15.0.0.302 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or

    nvd.nist.gov

References